SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said choking the democratic space and punishing people collectively was a new policy adopted by the Centre to deal with Kashmir.
The purpose behind the “repressive measures being taken in Jammu and Kashmir by the BJP-led Government is to show the electorate how tough the saffron party is against Kashmiris”, Mufti claimed.
“Choking democratic space and punishing people collectively is unfortunately a new policy adopted by the Government of India to deal with Kashmir,” the former chief minister said at a PDP youth convention here. (AGENCIES)