Key PDP leader quits party, blames leadership for his decision

In a major setback to the PDP, its senior leader and former MLC Surinder Choudhary on Tuesday resigned from the basic membership of the party, saying it has been hijacked by “drawing-room politicians,

In a major setback to the PDP, its senior leader and former MLC Surinder Choudhary on Tuesday resigned from the basic membership of the party, saying it has been hijacked by “drawing-room politicians, land grabbers and land mafia” members. He said he was leaving the party because it has been hijacked and not under the pressure of any government agency. He claimed the Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti is under the influence of such “few leaders” and was unable to distinguish between right and wrong and has deviated from the core agenda of ‘peace with dignity’ envisaged by party founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.