Srinagar: In a major jolt to former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, PDP MLA Imran Raza Ansari on Tuesday took a jibe at her stating that he had been feeling suffocated in her party. He also accused Mufti of thinking about benefits of her relatives.

“I told Mehbooba Mufti some time ago that 'humne aapko khuda-hafiz kar diya hai'. We are stuck for now as we are MLAs, but we are ready for elections. We want to work for public even if we have to change 50 parties for this purpose” he said.

“I have been telling Mehbooba Mufti for a while that I feel suffocated in this party. From the time she has joined PDP, she keeps thinking about benefits of her relatives. Nepotism has destroyed this party & the entire Kashmir” he added.

This comes days after governor rule was imposed in the state following withdrawal of Bharatiya Janta Party support to PDP government, which led to Mufti’s resignation as CM.