Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti removes Haseeb Drabu from Council of Ministers over controversial statement
Srinagar, Mar 12 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has decided to remove state Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu from her Council of Ministers after his remark on Jammu and Kashmir triggered a controversy.
According to reports, Mufti has sent a letter to the Governor of the state N.N. Vohra over the issue.
PDP leader Drabu recently triggered a controversy by saying that issue of Jammu and Kashmir was not a political problem or it was a conflict state.
He said it was a social issue.
PDP sources told IBNS that an order, which reads that Drabu was suspended from the Council of Ministers after he made a statement on Kashmir, has been issued.
The source said the order has been forwarded to the state Governor for approval.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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