Srinagar, Feb 03: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has said that the Kashmir has been under worst form of siege since August 2019.
While referring to the farmers protest and the subsequent security measures taken by the BJP led government she took to twitter and wrote that concertina wires and trenches around farmer protests have shocked everyone but the sight is far too familiar for us Kashmiris.
“Concertina wires & trenches around farmer protests have shocked everyone but the sight is far too familiar for us Kashmiris. Kashmir has been under the worst form of siege since August 2019. The scale of suppression here is unimaginable,” she wrote on twitter.
In August 2019, the government of India abrogated article 370 and 35 A and broke the erstwhile state of Jammu into Kashmir into two union territories.
Concertina wires & trenches around farmer protests have shocked everyone but the sight is far too familiar for us Kashmiris. Kashmir has been under the worst form of siege since August 2019. The scale of suppression here is unimaginable.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 3, 2021
She wrote that the maze of wires, nails and ‘trenches is combined with draconian laws, illegal detentions & massive troop deployment’.
“Central agencies hound political leaders & businessmen, FIRs & UAPA against journalists are methods adopted to choke dissent,” Mehbooba wrote on twitter.
The maze of wires, nails & trenches is combined with draconian laws, illegal detentions & massive troop deployment. Central agencies hound political leaders & businessmen, FIRs & UAPA against journalists are methods adopted to choke dissent.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 3, 2021
“We understand the pain & humiliation inflicted on our farmers & stand in solidarity with them. GOI cannot & mustn’t be allowed to ram bills against the consent of people & ruthlessly run roughshod over those who oppose & protest,” she wrote further.
We understand the pain & humiliation inflicted on our farmers & stand in solidarity with them. GOI cannot & mustn’t be allowed to ram bills against the consent of people & ruthlessly run roughshod over those who oppose & protest.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 3, 2021
Earlier she also wrote on Twitter that party youth leader Waheed parra “was being persecuted and tortured to admit the false allegations. Since an admission didn’t happen he is being kept under inhuman conditions”.
“This investigation has been fraudulent & politically motivated from day one”.
Waheed is being persecuted & tortured to admit the false allegations. Since an admission didn’t happen he is being kept under inhuman conditions. This investigation has been fraudulent & politically motivated from day one.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 3, 2021
She further added:
The norm dictating such deceitful investigations is ‘Show me the man & I’ll show you the crime’. Shameful & appalling that these actions discredit & bring disrepute to the institutions meant to uphold law & order.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 3, 2021
Para was arrested on November 25, 2020 in connection with the Naveed Babu-DySP Davinder Singh case for allegedly supporting the Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit.
He was granted bail by an NIA court earlier this month but has been taken into custody by Counter Insurgency Kashmir (CIK) wing of Jammu Kashmir police.