New Delhi: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday of making an attempt to repair the Lok Sabha elections by “selectively targeting and harassing” her get together and their supporters.
While addressing a press convention on the PDP headquarters right here, Mufti additionally alleged that the authorities had imposed a 48-hour restriction ranging from 6:30 pm on Saturday below Section 144 in Pulwama, which is a part of the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat going to polls on Monday.
“From 6:30 pm today, Section 144 has been imposed in Pulwama district, which is unprecedented. It has not happened before that restrictions are imposed in the area where the elections are to take place,” she stated.
The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister additionally alleged that energetic employees of her get together, who’ve been organizing its conferences, have been detained forward of the polling.
“This is not restricted to Pulwama only. Some days back, there was an attack in Surankote (in Poonch district of Jammu). After that, 50-60 of our workers have been detained, and a strange atmosphere is being created,” stated Mufti.
“If the Election Commission of India has to repeat the 1987 elections, then why this drama of elections? If they have to create Ikhwan (government gunmen) or the party of Ikhwans, their proxies whom they are supporting, then they should say that” she added.
Mufti stated the administration shouldn’t be overtly popping out in assist of their proxies but, as they’re ready for the elections to conclude in two seats in Srinagar and Baramulla.
“After that, they will declare their support in Rajouri-Poonch (part of the Anantnag-Rajouri seat). The election was delayed there only because of their party, the party of suited-booted ikhwans. They have created political ikhwans whom they support fully, the whole government machinery supports them,” Mufti stated.
Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on PoK, Mufti stated that the federal government ought to first tackle the issues on this a part of Kashmir.
“Let them talk to the people here first. There are 22 crore Muslims in our country and the BJP calls them infiltrators and termites,” Mufti stated.
