Poonch/Jammu: PDP chief Mehboob Mufti on Wednesday made a veiled attack on his party president Alta Bukhari, saying the BJP was supporting the party which was involved in airlifting money from Pakistan to finance terrorism in Kashmir. Has been.

Bukhari, a former PDP leader, was expelled from the party in January 2019. Hi Apni Party has fielded Zafar Iqbal Khan Manhas from Anantnag-Rajore parliamentary constituency against Mehbooba and National Conference leader Mia Altaf.

Voting on this seat will be held on May 25 in the sixth round of the seven-phase general elections and apart from him, 17 others are in the fray.

"The first-of-its-kind attack on tourists in Pahalgam (a tourist couple from Rajasthan was injured on Saturday night) should be investigated by focusing on the role of the party that receives large amounts of money from Pakistan for terrorism financing. I had brought hawala money.(In Kashmir),” the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president told reporters in Poonch district.

"I don't want to take anyone's name, but if you try to find out, you will know who is behind providing money to terrorists and (separatist) leaders," he said. Their connections are still intact and they can use those connections to do anything. Ensure low voting percentage in Kashmir,'' he said.

Mehbooba was apparently referring to Bukhari, who was a former minister in the 2015-18 PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.He won the 2019 assembly elections on a PDP ticket and later formed his own party in March 2020 with 3 former MLAs, mostly from the PDP.

"I am surprised that the BJP, which claims to be a nationalist, is supporting a party which is involved in hawala funding and has a direct role in the bloodshed," Mehbooba alleged. The money sent from Pakistan for terrorism was also used to establish business.

He also alleged that voters, especially religious leaders and government employees, were being "harassed". Mehbooba said, the central government should not disappoint the youth who are coming to vote enthusiastically instead of using stones or guns."Employees are being threatened that their promotions will be stopped and transferred if they do not vote for a particular candidate, which they consider interference in the elections. The Waqf Board (headed by BJP leader Darakhshan Andrabi) is being used This is done to intimidate religious leaders,” he claimed.

Mehbooba said she hoped "Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) will intervene to ensure that no manipulation is allowed to vitiate the atmosphere on polling day (May 25)."

Seeking support from the people, the PDP chief said she would raise all the issues faced by the people of the region, including construction of the tunnel on Mughal Road and a government medical college in Poonch besides bringing various areas on the tourism map.Country.