Jammu Kashmir :  Mehbooba facing number of hurdles after becoming Chief minister 

After Sworn in as First women Chief minister of Jammu Kashmir on 4th April, Mehbooba Mufti is facing number of hurdles, coming one by one in Riyasat-e-Jammu Kashmir. First NIT dispute in Srinagar, then Handwara case, in which 3 persons died in fairing of Security forces and A youth was killed after being hit by a teargas shell fired by security forces during protests in Kashmir''s Kupwara.

Opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah hit out at Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for her “self-promoting” tour of Delhi when three persons were killed in firing by security forces in Handwara. Omar wrote on Twitter, “3 (Three) people died as a result of firing by security forces and what does the J&K CM do? She continues her self-promoting tour of Delhi,” Mehbooba, who was sworn in as the head of the PDP-BJP government on April 4, is currently on a visit to Delhi where she met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other Union Ministers including Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defense Minister Manohar Parikkar. “This is the same person who until a year ago would rush anywhere in the valley to shed contrived tears at the slightest provocation,” Omar wrote about the Chief Minister. 

Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, Wednesday  called on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and discussed the overall political and developmental scenario of the state. This was the first meeting of Mehbooba Mufti with the Prime Minister since she became the Chief Minister of J&K. During the meeting, both the leaders deliberated upon several wide-ranging issues concerning the state. The Chief Minister requested for an additional allocation of 4.30 lac MT food-grains over and above the Targeted Public Distribution System fixed under National Food Security Act (NFSA). She also urged Narendra Modi to favourably consider the inclusion of the two capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu as Smart Cities in the ‘Smart Cities Mission’ launched by the Urban Development Ministry.  The Chief Minister sought Prime Minister's intervention in expediting Center's nod for continuation of special dispensation of 50 per cent in promotion quota in All India Services (AIS) for state service officers for another five years, beyond December 31, 2013. The Prime Minister assured the Chief Minister of Center's full support in the holistic development of J&K state.