Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday contended {that a} youngster can’t be held chargeable for the actions of his father with out proof, alleging that “witch-hunting, criminalisation of dissent is taking the country back”.
This is in reference to her tweet concerning the 11 staff of the Jammu and Kashmir authorities who have been sacked for alleged terror hyperlinks, together with two sons of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen founder Syed Salahudin.Â
The former J&Okay Chief Minister has claimed that the variety of staff sacked is underreported at 11, stating that the precise figures are between 20 to 25.
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“I’m not supporting anyone. You can’t hold a child responsible for the actions of his father unless and until you have proof. These are not 11 people, they’ve sacked 20-25 this year,” mentioned Mufti commenting on her tweet on the dismissal of 11 authorities staff.
“Government of India continues disempowering people of J-K in the garb of pseudo nationalism by trampling the Constitution that ought to be upheld. The abrupt dismissal of 11 government employees on flimsy grounds is criminal,” she added.
Mehbooba Mufti targetted the central authorities over its insurance policies, alleging that each one “policy decisions viz-a-viz J-K are taken with the sole objective of punishing Kashmiris”.
“I’ve said this, again and again, you can capture a man but not an idea. You’ve to address the idea, as Vajpayee ji did. Witch-hunting, criminalisation of dissent is taking our nation back,” she asserted.
Bringing up the matter of Article 370, Mufti accused the Union authorities of ‘looting’ the folks of Jammu and Kashmir. She claimed that outsiders are being given prime positions at Chenab Valley Power Projects, main to empty out the union territory’s water and electrical energy.
“But after the abrogation, it seems that the only motive behind this was to loot J-K. People from outside are being given top positions at Chenab Valley Power Projects, our water and electricity are transferred outside. Our transporters are in trouble. They’ve to pay toll tax and what not,” the PDP chief mentioned.
She careworn that the erstwhile king of Jammu and Kashmir had introduced Article 370 and Article 35(A) to guard the id of the folks of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Article 370, 35(A) and Domicile laws weren’t given by a foreign country. Even before the nation gave us these, Maharaja Hari Singh had brought them to protect the identity of the people of J-K. When people decided to be part of India, he said that we have these laws that have to be upheld,” Mufti mentioned.
Hitting on the Union authorities once more, Mufti mentioned that inflation and unemployment are rising amid an absence of insurance policies. Comparing Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir, she mentioned that if the onslaught over the financial system continues, Jammu and Kashmir’s scenario will grow to be worse than Gujarat, when it comes to poverty.
“There’s no policy, unemployment and inflation are rising. Earlier they used to say that J&K is backward, but we’re ahead on several indices. But if their onslaught over the economy continues, our situation will become worse than Gujarat as far as poverty is concerned,” she added.
(With Agency Inputs)
