Iltija Mufti’s X account blocked

The X account of Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti, was blocked in J&K on Monday (May 11, 2026).

It comes days after the J&K lodged a First Information Report against unidentified individuals “promoting separatist ideology and propagating false information, with an intent to incite unlawful activities prejudicial to the peace, sovereignty and integrity of India.”

On April 29, Ms. Mufti posted a video of deceased Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on X. “May not concur with Geelani Sahab’s ideology but this old video of him stressing on the importance of Urdu very well makes sense in addition to other reasons. Worth a watch,” said Ms. Mufti, while posting it online in the context of the J&K government dropping the language from the revenue services in the Union Territory (UT).

The video went viral with around 157K views and over 168 re-posts on X. In the video, Mr. Geelani highlights the importance of Urdu for India, Pakistan, Kashmir and Muslims.