MEHBOOBA MUFTI SAYS SHE’S BEEN DETAINED THIRD TIME IN ‘LESS THAN A FORTNIGHT’

SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday questioned her detention over security reasons, saying that BJP ministers are allowed to campaign freely for District Development Council (DDC) elections. The former J&K Chief Minister claimed that she has illegally been detained three times in less than a fortnight.

“Illegally detained today for the third time in less than a fortnight. Too much democracy indeed. If my movements are curbed due to ‘security concerns’, then why are BJP ministers allowed to campaign freely in Kashmir while I’ve been asked to wait until culmination of DDC elections?,” she tweeted, while posting a letter from Director, Special Security Group (SSG), mentioning that she can’t go to Budgam due to security reasons and her programme might be deferred till the DDC elections.

Mehbooba was scheduled to meet the families in Budgam district who have been evicted from their land holdings by the government in light of high court orders in the Roshni Scam.

On Twitter Mehbooba said that she has been detained thrice in less than fortnight and not allowed to move to campaign for the DDC candidates fielded by her party in coalition with PAGD.

Earlier on Tuesday, Mehbooba posted a video and tweeted that she was detained at her Gupkar residence by police and not allowed to campaign in Budgam district. In her Tuesday tweet, Mehbooba said: “Illegal detention has become GoIs favourite go to method for muzzling any form of opposition. I’ve been detained once again because I wanted to visit Budgam where hundreds of families were evicted from their homes”.