Srinagar- Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said her party will provide full support to the National Conference government for safeguarding the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir over land, jobs and resources.

She said that while the government waits for statehood restoration, it should do what it can until then.

“The government should come forward and bring a bill, and we should together try to save our land, jobs and resources. The PDP is ready to provide its full support to the government on this issue,” Mehbooba told reporters here.

She said that since 2019, when the Centre abrogated Articles 370 and 35-A, there has been“an insecurity” among the people of Jammu and Kashmir about their land, jobs and resources.

Referring to the Jammu and Kashmir Land Rights and Regularisation Bill, 2025 that her party has submitted for discussion in the forthcoming session of the Legislative Assembly, Mehbooba said the government should either help pass the bill or bring its own bill.

The PDP's proposed legislation, also termed Anti-bulldozer Bill, aims to regularise land holdings of individuals, families and institutions who have been in continuous possession of these lands for over 30 years.

Mehbooba said her party has made a small start to address the issue.

“If the government does not like our bill, let them bring a bill. Till the statehood is restored, let them save whatever they can and provide some respite to people,” she added.

The former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir claimed that thousands of kanals of land have been given to outsiders in the name of industrial development.

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