Naidu congratulates Mehbooba Mufti on becoming J&K CM

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today called up his Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Mehbooba Mufti over telephone and congratulated her on assuming office as the first woman CM of the state.

“Walk in the footsteps of your late father Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and earn a good name for yourself,” Chandrababu told Mehbooba who in turn thanked him.

Chandrababu Naidu PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who has stepped into the shoes of her late father Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, was yesterday sworn-in as the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir heading the coalition government with BJP.

PTI