Who made the statement “robbery on people’s vote” to criticize interference from Delhi in the 1987 state election?

Correct answer: Mehbooba Mufti. Mehbooba Mufti used this phrase for the 1987 rigging of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election.

Background: The 1987 elections in Jammu and Kashmir were widely believed to be rigged against the Muslim United Front, and many analysts link this with the rise of militancy.

• Mirwaiz Umar Farooq: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq did not make this statement.
• Syed Ali Geelani: Syed Ali Geelani contested the 1987 election but did not make this statement.
• Dilbeer Singh: Dilbeer Singh did not make this statement.

Did you know? Mehbooba Mufti was Jammu and Kashmir’s first woman Chief Minister (2016–2018).

Memory trick: Mehbooba → “robbery” of the people’s vote → 1987.