Alleging violation of rights by Centre, Mufti said this is BJP’s warped idea of Naya Kashmir.
Srinagar, Nov 21: Former Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti waas on Saturday stopped by the administration, while she was on her way towards Ramnbiar Nallah, where she was going to register her protest against the alleged illegal sand extraction Taking to Twitter, Mufti lashed out at the Centre, saying while Jammu and Kashmir’s resources are being plundered, the government of India has “nothing but contempt for us”.
“I was stopped from visiting Rambiara Nalla today by the local admin. This is where sand extraction through illegal tenders has been outsourced to outsiders & locals are barred from the area.Our land & resources are being plundered by GOI that has nothing but contempt for us,” tweeted Mehbooba Mufti .
Alleging violation of rights by the Centre, Mufti said in a subsequent tweet, “This is their warped idea of Naya Kashmir. Sand mafia is operating in broad daylight yet we are expected to remain quiet. As a leader, its my responsibility to articulate these grievances. But BJP is brazenly violating my rights & curbing my movements under guise of ‘security’.”
PDP Sources told KDC that Mehbooba Mufti had gone to express her condolences with the bereaved family of a party worker, who had passed away recently.
They said that after visiting the family, when she was coming out of the house, many people approached her with a complaint that illegal extraction of sand and boulders was going on by alleged mafia in Rambiar Nallah and asked her to have a personal look.
“However, when she started to proceed towards the Nallah on the insistence of people, she was stopped by the police to go ahead’, they said.
On this occasion there was a heated argument between the Mehbooba Mufti supporters and the police officials, who turned her back to Srinagar. (KDC)
