Summary:
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday expelled its senior leader Altaf Bukhari for anti-party activities. “In spite of this obvious backstabbing and subversion of people's interest the Party leadership believed in subsequent explanations and assurances of Bukhari and reposed complete trust in him by reinducting him in cabinet,” PDP added. It was therefore decided to expel Bukhari from party's basic membership with immediate effect,” the statement added. “Ever since the passing away of our founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, he (Altaf) has been perusing his personal political ambition at the cost of the party and state interest,” PDP said in a statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS). “The leadership waited in the hope of Bukhari rejecting these reports to clear the air..