Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday staged a sit-in at Jantar Mantar right here to protest the alleged repression of the folks of the Union Territory and demanded that the killing of innocents be stopped instantly.
The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president stated she determined to stage a sit-in within the nationwide capital as she was by no means allowed to register her protest in Kashmir. He stated that he was both detained at his home and each time he deliberate a protest the police took him away.
Crores of PDP employees joined him within the protest at Jantar Mantar.
Kashmir has develop into a jail the place individuals are not allowed to precise their opinion. They are being repressed since August 2019 and I’m wondering how the federal government is busy displaying the whole lot hunky-dory within the Valley with the assistance of some paid media,” she advised reporters.
In August 2019, the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir beneath Article 370 of the Constitution was abolished and the state was bifurcated into union territories.
The former chief minister denied the allegation that he questioned each motion of the police. “Whenever there is an encounter and a terrorist is killed, no one questions, but when a civilian is killed, only then people come out and start asking questions,” he stated.
Holding a placard that learn, “Kashmir is in pain”, Mehbooba stated, “You have seen what happened in Nagaland where 13 civilians were gunned down. An FIR has been lodged immediately. In Kashmir.” Why does not this occur too? Although I don’t have a lot hope that something will come out of those inquiries, however nonetheless the federal government appears to be taking motion.
He alleged that corruption is at its peak in Jammu and Kashmir, native residents are being denied jobs and harmless blood is being shed on the streets.
“I’ve come right here to inform the folks of this nation that in the event that they nonetheless don’t get up, the day isn’t far when the nation of (Mahatma) Gandhi and (BR) Ambedkar will likely be remodeled into the nation of (Nathuram) Godse. After that we’ll all be helpless,” he stated.
Several photojournalists requested Mehbooba to take away her masks for a greater image, however she replied with a smile on her face, “If I remove the mask, I can be booked under UAPA immediately”.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
