Request to postpone visit due to security reason: IGP
Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Nov 27: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was today put under house arrest and not allowed to address a press conference.
She was going to visit Waheed Parra’s residence, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) a few days ago but was not allowed.
Mehbooba in her tweet said that she has been illegally detained yet again, saying that BJP Ministers are being allowed to move around in every corner but security is a problem only in her case.
“I have been illegally detained yet again. Since two days, J&K admin has refused to allow me to visit @parawahid’s family in Pulwama. BJP Ministers & their puppets are allowed to move around in every corner of Kashmir but security is a problem only in my case,” Mehbooba tweeted.
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Reacting to her tweet, former Chief Minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah, said that parking vehicles in front of their gates is now Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the administration.
He added that personal liberty is treated as a favor by the government, to give and withdraw at will, with no interference from the judiciary.
“Parking a truck in front of our gates is now Standard Operating Procedure for this admin. They did the same to my father recently to stop him from praying. Personal liberty is treated as a favour by the govt, to give & withdraw at will, with no interference from the judiciary,” Omar tweeted.
The authorities late in the afternoon barred Mehbooba from addressing a news conference. Mehbooba was scheduled to address media persons at 3 pm today. However, soon after the media persons reached her Gupkar residence, they were stopped outside and were not allowed to enter her residence.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir police refuted the reports that Mehbooba Mufti was put under house detention. Police in a tweet said that Mehbooba Mufti is not under house detention. “She was requested to postpone her visit to Pulwama purely due to security reasons,” Inspector General of Police, Vijay Kumar said.
“PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti is not under house arrest. She was requested to postpone her visit to Pulwama purely due to security reasons,” he said.
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