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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 (PAGE 3) Mufti - a man destined for hard times Long wait for Nirmal Singh to Rains, snow lash Kashmir Excelsior Correspondent the people's hurt psyche, salvage by Syed Mir Qasim and was also Mir Farhat across the region due to the bad Celsius. The resort has received their bruised dignity, rekindle a elected the party's leader in the reach centre stage of politics weather. half an inch snowfall during the JAMMU, Mar 1: One of the new hope in their hearts and Legislative Council. SRINAGAR, Mar 1: Heavy He said the minimum tem- night. last politicians, who has grown motivate them to mould their In 1975 he was made the Excelsior Correspondent He is among the first BJP rains lashed the plains in perature in Pahalgam hill resort The mercury in Kupwara into the mould of an upright and MLAs to be sworn-in as a Kashmir valley since last night, leader of the Congress JAMMU, Mar 1: Son of a in south Kashmir settled at a low remained at minimum 0.7 unblemished statesman, Mufti Minister in the country’s only with upper reaches receiving Legislature Party and Pradesh security aide of erstwhile of minus 0.2 degrees Celsius, degrees Celsius and maximum Mohammad Sayeed represents Muslim-majority State. heavy snowfall and the weather with the mercury settling at Congress president. He contin- Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu of 4.2 degree Celsius, the courage of conviction and a life- ued to hold the post of PCC chief A professor of history at man forecasting that the rain and maximum 3.8 degrees Celsius. and Kashmir, it has spokesman said, adding the long political struggle spanning for over a decade. Jammu University, snow will continue in the region The health resort also received a been a long wait for town also received 6.9 mm of over five decades. His vision for In 1986, Mufti was appointed Singh hails from till Tuesday afternoon. mix of 3.8 millimeter snow and the State of Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal Kumar Singh rain. as Union Tourism Minister in the Karanwara-Sabar Director Met department rainfall. Leh, the frontier town in as a distinct feature of the idea of Government headed by then of BJP to come to the area of Basohli tehsil Sonam Lotus told Excelsior that Qazigund, the gateway town India is complemented by the centre stage of State Ladakh region, recorded the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. in Kathua. the region has been receiving of Kashmir, on Srinagar-Jammu minimum temperature of minus clear-cut democratic construct of Mufti resigned from the politics. Singh has done heavy rains and snow form the national highway recorded a his political thought, an inclusive 6.8 degrees Celsius and maxi- Union Government and After having a Ph.D in History from last 24 hours due to fresh low temperature of 0.0 degrees polity and ingenious develop- mum 3.3 degrees Celsius. Congress following Rajiv- heart-burn during Jammu University in Western Disturbances. Celsius, and maximum 4.6 ment. The nearby Kargil town Farooq accord of 1987. the ticket distribu- 1988 and was serv- "We are expecting a heavy degrees Celsius. The town As he assumes the charge as recorded a minus 8.0 degrees He later joined the Jan tion in last Lok ing as a Professor of rainfall in plain areas of the received 14.4 mm rainfall and 3 Chief Minister of Jammu and Morcha led by VP Singh and was Sabha election, Kashmir region and a heavy Celsius of and a maximum 0.1 Kashmir for the second time on History in Jammu cm snow, he said. appointed Union Home Minister Singh was the unan- snowfall in its upper reaches. degrees Celsius, he said. March 1, 2015, it seems Mufti University before his Kokernag, also in south in 1989, after having won the imous choice of the BJP for the The weather will improve from However, the hilly desert did Mohammad Sayeed is destined to election to the Legislative assem- Kashmir, registered a minimum Lok Sabha elections of that year post of Deputy Chief Minister. Tuesday afternoon," Lotus said. not receive any downpour or be the man for hard times. In bly. temperature of minus 0.2 as the Jan Morcha candidate Singh contested several Lok The bad weather disrupted snow, the spokesman said. 2002 when he became the Chief Singh started taking active degrees Celsius and maximum destiny through a participatory from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Sabha and State Assembly elec- life across the Valley, with thin The heavy downpour also Minister, with just 16 seats in the interest in political activities at a 3.8 degrees Celsius. The tourist political process. The result was Pradesh. tions over the past 25 years but traffic plying on the roads and caused water logging in several State assembly, in alliance with young age. He was arrested dur- resort also received a 5.9 cm there for all to behold and fortu- Mufti returned to J&K poli- had to wait till 2014 for his business also got a hit. The sum- Congress, J&K was reeling under ing the Emergency period in mix of snow and rainfall. localities of the summer capital. nately, the country's leadership, tics after having rejoined the maiden victory. mer capital which would other- extremely adverse conditions on 1975. In Gulmarg, the famous ski- At least one feet water had accu- at that time also understood and Congress in 1996. He won the 58-year-old Singh won the wise see a bustling flee market politico-economic fronts. resort in north Kashmir the min- mulated at some junctions of the appreciated the rejuvenating and Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in Assembly election held last year He was a front runner for on Sunday had its streets and Personal liberties were severely imum temperature settled at Residency Road. Several other hopeful political transformation 1998, but soon resigned from being the BJP candidate for roads deserted. restricted and our Army was in an from Billawar constituency in minus 3.8 degree Celsius and low lying areas are water logged in the State and responded to it in both his position and the party to Doda-Udhampur Lok Sabha No vendors and shoppers eye-ball to eye-ball confrontation Kathua district by defeating sit- the maximum temperature was in the periphery of Srinagar pos- good measure. form the People's Democratic seat but lost out to eventual win- were seen throughout the day with Pakistan in the aftermath of ting Congress MLA Manohar also recorded at minus 8 degree ing problems for the residents. After remaining in the Party (PDP). ner Jitendra Singh. due to the heavy downpour that the attack on Parliament. Lal Sharma by a margin of near- Congress for better part of his In 2002, Mufti became Chief Feeling slighted, the History was continuing till this report Seen as a visionary leader, a ly 18,000 votes. life Mufti alongwith some like- Minister of the State. His party Professor had maintained a low was filed. smart political strategist and Singh, whose father was in minded associates and PDP won 16 constituencies and The bad weather forced the masterful politician, Mufti's the close security cordon of the profile ahead of the Parliament Mehbooba Mufti founded formed an alliance with Traffic Department to allow arrival on the stage and his deft then Maharaja of the State, was elections but worked with full People's Democratic Party (PDP) Congress to assume State power vehicles from Srinagar to handling of the delicate political beaming as he walked to take commitment after he was in 1999 and led the first PDP- from October 2002 to November Jammu along one-way route. equations resulted in an almost the oath as a Minister in the appointed as the chairman of Congress coalition Government 2005. PDP was an important ally A Traffic Department instant change in the situation, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed election campaign in Jammu in the State from 2002 to 2005. of United Progressive Alliance-I. spokesman told Excelsior that both within the State and in the Government today. and Kashmir. In the late 1950s he joined the Mufti's first term as the Chief traffic plied normally along the regional context. His invitation circle around prominent lawyer Minister of the State between highway amid rain and snowfall. to the then Prime Minister Atal and NC leader PL Handoo. He 2002 and 2005, led to significant "As per schedule, on Bihari Vajpayee to address a rally followed Handoo into the break- steps like opening of Srinagar- Monday traffic will be allowed in Srinagar, first ever for a Prime away Democratic National Muzaffarabad road, initiation of to move from Jammu to Srinagar Minister in nearly two decades, Conference (DNC), led by GM trade and travel across the Line due to disruption in weather," from the PDP stage, triggered a Sadiq, alongwith DP Dhar, Syed of Control (LoC) without pass- the spokesman said. new wave of peace efforts which Mir Qasim and GL Dogra. He ports and visas with India and With the change in weather, a culminated in withdrawal of Former MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia and others courting was appointed district convener Pakistan making some signifi- severe chill prevailed in the air forces from forward areas, cease- arrest on Sunday. of the new organization, the first cant concessions on Kashmir. from the last two days and is fire along the borders, disband- formal post he held. The prospects of PDP started likely to continue for the next ing of instruments like STF and When DNC rejoined NC, to shine again in the Lok Sabha two days.