For over a month it was being discussed in whispers that Mehbooba Mufti was failing in controlling the unrest in Kashmir and she should step down. Some in her own party PDP were becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the emerging situation. He also said that Mehbooba Mufti had always held that she will step down if she was unable to live up to the expectations of the people. Mehbooba Mufti took charge of the state this year in April as the first women chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Watch: Both PDP and BJP should rise above electoral politics to solve Kashmir crisis: Muzafar Hussain Baig

Source: India Today September 08, 2016 13:07 UTC