In his message to sayeeds daughter mehbooba mufti, president pranab mukherjee said, i am sad to learn about the passing away of your father, mufti mohammad sayeed, chief minister of jammu and. Mufti mohammad sayeed my grandfather, our anchor, our. Mehbooba muftis daughter iltija mufti detained for trying to visit ex. He shifted mufti sayeed to delhi, gave him a seat in the rajya.
In 1989, when the then union home minister mufti mohammad sayeeds daughter. Mehbooba mufti shifted to new location 16 nov, 2019, 04. Mufti sayeed government blogs, comments and archive news on. A book containing speeches of former jammu and kashmir chief minister mufti mohammad sayeed and write ups on him by some famed writers was released by his daughter and chief minister mehbooba mufti here on friday. It said the masses called her daddys girl her father was the late mufti mohammad sayeed, an excm himself and kota rani. The book said that five militants had to be released to free rubaiya sayeed. The platform and rhetoricdignity, selfrespect, rights, and selfrulewere reminiscent of the sheikh abdullah of yore, albeit expressed in a. Singh cabinet, and even though he had only a brief stint of less than an year dec 1989nov 1990 this was an eventful one for all the wrong reasons. Farooq abdullah has mentioned this in the book kashmirs prodigal son. Iltija mufti defends the legacy of one of kashmirs. Then home minister mufti sayeed protected terrorists in kashmir. Exchanging militants for muftis daughter compromised. She even had an autograph book to collect famous signatures. The hut she was kept in had cracked windows and there was no adequate heating arrangement, iltija mufti, daughter of mehbooba mufti, told et.
Yasin malik is currently under trial for the kidnapping and exchange of five. The 1989 kidnapping of rubaiya sayeed was an act carried out by members of the jammu kashmir liberation front, a kashmiri political organisation on 8 december 1989, in jammu and kashmir. Mufti mohammad sayeed biography about family, political. How was mufti mohammad sayeed as the home minister of. Target wasnt muftis daughter but abdullahs, reveals. Then home minister mufti sayeed protected terrorists in. Mufti mohammad sayeeds granddaughter iltija mufti prevented. Mufti mohammad sayeed, chief minister of jammu and kashmir. She is pdp president mehbooba muftis daughter and is currently compiling the memoirs of her grand father, mufti mohammad sayeed. Srinagar, january 2 iltija mufti, daughter of pdp president mehbooba mufti, on thursday said she was detained by police at her residence here after she tried to visit the grave of her grandfather and. How mufti mohammed sayeeds daughter rubaiya leads a quiet. Exchanging terrorists for muftis daughter compromised national interest.
Exchanging terrorists for muftis daughter compromised. Caged like animals, says mehbooba muftis daughter india. She is the daughter of mufti mohammad sayeed and gulshan ara, born in 1959 in akhran nowpora. About mufti mohammad sayeed mufti mohammad sayeed, a seasoned peoples democratic party pdp leader, was the 12th chief minister of the indian state of jammu and kashmir. But much of the credit for building the party goes to sayeeds other daughter, mehbooba mufti. In dec 1989,the daughter of union home minister mufti mohammad sayeeds daughter rubaiya sayeed was abducted n the centre had decided to harden its position in the valley. Mufti mohammad sayeed was 53 years old, and just days into his tenure as indias first muslim home minister when his daughter rubaiya was abducted from. On 8 december 1989, jklf activists kidnapped mufti mohammed sayeeds daughter rubaiya sayeed, a medical student, while she was returning home in srinagar. On 7 march 1986, rajiv had shah sacked and imposed governors rule on the state. On rubayya sayeeds kidnapdulat has revealed that the daughter of state chief. When mufti sayeeds daughter was kidnapped by ashfaq. Release of terrorists for muftis daughter was a mistake.
Her exhusband is a political analyst, an animalrights activist and was also briefly with national. Mufti mohammad sayeeds daughter and the president of his peoples democratic party, mehbooba mufti, 56, is expected to take over as the first woman chief minister of the state. Iltija mufti not allowed to visit grandfathers grave. The vajpayee years, the book by former raw chief have put forth some striking revelations from ic814 highjack to gujrat riots, the politics and the stakeholders. Surrogate to detractors, mufti sayeed was first to drive. The book said that five militants had to be released to free rubaiya sayeed after she was kidnapped in 1989. However, sayeeds wife, and his daughter rubiya sayeed, who was kidnapped in 1989 by militants, managed to visit the grave in a private car. Mehbooba muftis daughter iltija gets nod to visit grandfather mufti. The vajpayee years, as dulat has said that the peoples democratic party pdp was the brainchild of mufti muhammad sayeed and syed ali geelani. Mehbooba mufti wins anantnag bypolls by huge margin.
Born in baba mohalla in bijbehara town of south kashmirs anantnag district on 12 january 1936, mufti graduated from s p college in srinagar and later went to obtain a degree in law, and a postgraduate degree in arab history, from aligarh muslim. Mufti mohammed sayeed was the home minister of india in the v. Iltija told theprint monday that she has been granted permission to visit her. Releasing five militants in lieu of rubaiya sayeed, daughter of jammu and kashmir chief. Iltija muftis mother, mehbooba mufti, is sayeeds daughter and had succeeded him in the chief ministers post after his death in 2016. Mehboobas daughter iltija denied permission to visit mufti.
Read more about exchanging terrorists for muftis daughter compromised national interest. Is it a crime for a granddaughter to visit her grandfathers grave or do they think i am going to organise stone pelting or a protest there, iltija said. And this in spite of knowing that no harm would come to her. Mehbooba muftis daughter iltija detained after trying to visit. Rubaiya was the daughter of mufti mohammad sayeed, then the home. Release of terrorists for mufti daughter a mistake, says farooq. Mufti mohammad was elected from the same constituency, until his. In his book kashmir the vajpayee years, published by harper collins, dulat writes that the first incident was in december 1989 when five militants were released in exchange for the release of mufti mohammad sayeeds daughter rubaiya who had been abducted and the second was in december 1999 when masood azhar, omar sheikh and mushtak ahmad. Sayeeds grave is located in south kashmirs bijbehara area. She organised the party ranks, led the election campaign and encouraged her father to drive a hard bargain with the congress party. President, pm condole sayeeds death, hail him as statesman. Majid jahangirtribune news servicesrinagar, january 2 former chief minister mehbooba muftis daughter iltija mufti on thursday said she was detained at her srinagar home and not allowed to trav.
The muftis reemergence at the end of that bloody decade in a brutalised kashmir in a completely new political avatar alongside his campaigning daughter was nothing short of extraordinary. A book containing speeches of former jammu and kashmir chief minister. News feeds since then are full of eulogies for the supposed saint, nationalist and statesman. Mufti sayeeds enduring commitment to indian democracy. Mufti mohammed sayeeds daughter rubaiya sayeed, who was kidnapped by kashmiri militants in 1989, has been leading a lowprofile life with her family in an apartment here, provided roundthe. The territorys administration explained its decision to book mehbooba mufti, 60, under the psa by pointing to her insidious machinantions and usurping profile and nature. How mufti mohammed sayeeds daughter rubaiya leads a quiet life. Mehbooba muftis daughter iltija detained while trying. Almost everybody in the area, including security guards, auto drivers and proprietors of grocery stores, know the exact location of her home. Before launching his own political outfit jammu and kashmir peoples democratic party jkpdp in 1999 with his daughter mehbooba mufti, sayeed spent considerable part of his political career in congress with brief stints in jan morcha under vp singh and also as democratic national conference dnc member led by gm sadiq in 1950s.
Rubiaya, his third daughter and also a doctor, is married into a tamil muslim business family and. Sayeeds second daughter masooda is a doctor and along with her spouse is settled in the us. Before launching his own political outfit jammu and kashmir peoples democratic partyjkpdp in 1999 with his daughter mehbooba mufti, sayeed spent considerable part of his political career in. She earned her law degree from the university of kashmir. Mehbooba mufti releases book on mufti mohammad sayeed.
Releasing five terrorists in lieu of rubaiya sayeed, daughter of jammu and kashmir chief minister mufti mohamed sayeed in 1989 was a grave. Exchanging terrorists for mufti mohamed sayeeds daughter. Every paean takes me back to that fateful month of december in 1989 when muftis youngest daughter rubaiya sayeed was kidnapped by yasin maliks jklf. Mufti sayeed government latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Mehboobas daughter iltija denied permission to visit. Sayeeds wife and daughter rubiya sayeed, however, managed to visit the grave in a private car. Though mehbooba has had a successful journey into politics, her two sisters have shied away from them. Sayeed, the twotime chief minister of jammu and kashmir, had passed away after a brief illness on january 7, 2016. India wanted to raid ic814 in dubai, but farooq abdullah. In 1989, when the then union home minister mufti mohammad sayeeds daughter rubaiya was kidnapped by the jklf, sayeed was over eager to give in to the demands of the kidnappers that five terrorists should be released. Caged like animals, says mehbooba muftis daughter sana iltija javed claimed she had been threatened with dire consequences if she spoke up again. The home minister whose daughter was kidnapped the hindu. Govt shouldnt have called mehbooba mufti daddys girl. The valleys daughter mehbooba was born on may 22, 1959, in the bijbehara town of jammu and kashmirs anantnag district.
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