PDP protests over Urdu, says dropping language as eligibility an ‘attack on Kashmir’s identity’

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) said the Jammu and Kashmir government’s move to drop Urdu as an eligibility for lower and middle-rung posts of the Revenue department was “an attack on culture and identity”.

Speaking during a street protest in Srinagar, PDP leader Iltija Mufti, who is also the daughter of party president Mehbooba Mufti, said: “Urdu is our weapon to express ourselves and a common unifier. However, the removal of Urdu from Revenue services is an attack on our culture, religion and identity,” said Ms. Mufti.