"Kashmiris Will Fight Aggressors Like in 1947": Mehbooba Mufti Warns Centre

Urging the Centre to resolve the Kashmir issue, Ms Mufti said that a massive troop deployment in the region will not make any positive difference.

At her party's first youth convention post revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti termed the Centre's move in August 2019 as an aggression. She warned New Delhi that Kashmiris will fight against aggressors like they did in 1947, when they fought Pakistani invaders and forced them to flee.

The former Chief Minister, who led the BJP-PDP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir before BJP withdrew its support in June 2018, vowed to offer any sacrifice for the rights of the people. She accused BJP of destroying the J&K state, which had a unique identity and constitutional arrangement.

"Kashmiris know how to repel aggressors. We know it. We know it. This is the same Kashmiri that fought aggressors from Pakistan bare handed, and forced them to flee," she said.

Ms Mufti said that Kashmir had had an emotional and constitutional relationship with the country. "But you (BJP) demolished it. You played with our honour and identity, you destroyed our state," Ms Mufti said.