Mehbooba Mufti’s notice asked Satya Pal Malik to pay Rs 10 crore within 30 days (File)
Srinagar:
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday sent a legal notice to former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik seeking Rs 10 crore compensation for his alleged “derogatory” remarks against him.
The notice came after Mr Malik, who is now the governor of Meghalaya, reportedly said that Mehbooba Mufti was a beneficiary of the now abandoned Roshni scheme, aimed at giving ownership rights for a fee to the occupants of the state’s land.
Mehbooba’s lawyer Anil Sethi wrote in the legal notice, “Though no amount can make up for the loss of reputation and good name of my client, which has been caused by your aforesaid conduct, yet my client has sued you for compensation.” have decided to sue.”
The notice asked Malik to pay Rs 10 crore as compensation within 30 days or face legal proceedings.
It said that the compensation money would not be used by Ms. Mehbooba for any personal gain but for the public good.
Earlier on Wednesday, Ms Mehbooba had asked Mr Malik, who was the last governor before the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, to withdraw his remarks.
“Satya Pal Malik’s false and absurd statements about me being a beneficiary of the Roshni Act are extremely mischievous. My legal team is preparing to sue him.
“He has the option to withdraw his comments, failing which I will take legal recourse,” Mehbooba said in a tweet two days ago.
Ms Mehbooba shared a video in which Mr Malik is seen claiming that National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti have received land plots under the Roshni scheme.
The Roshni Act was brought by the Farooq Abdullah government with the aim of giving ownership rights to the occupiers of the state’s land in lieu of charges. The money thus generated was to be used for setting up of hydroelectric power plants in the state.
However, the scheme was scrapped after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court declared it illegal and directed the CBI to investigate the beneficiaries of the scheme.
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