Mehbooba Mufti criticises Omar Abdullah over felling of Chinar trees in Kashmir
Jammu, Oct. 19 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Oct 19 (KNS): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday criticised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over the felling of centuries-old Chinar trees in Kashmir, alleging that the loss of the trees threatened the region's heritage. In a post on X, the former chief minister said planting saplings could not compensate for the loss of heritage trees that had taken generations to grow. "You cannot replace centuries of heritage with a plantation drive," she said. Mehbooba Mufti also drew a parallel with the controversy surrounding Kashmiri Toosh shawls, alleging that Abdullah had been associated with a ban on the traditional handicraft during his tenure as Commerce Minister in the ...
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