Main News Stories: Mehbooba appeals to PM not to tinker with J-K's special status

The "gloves are finally off and India has chosen territory over people", PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday as speculations grew in Kashmir Valley about some possible major decisions regarding Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Mehbooba, a former chief minister, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to tinker with the state's special status and warned that the repercussions of such a move would not be good.
Mehbooba, along with leaders of other parties, called on Governor Satya Pal Malik Friday night and requested him to "dispel rumours that have caused a sense of panic in the valley".