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Poonch Attack: Common People Are Being Tortured, Says Mehbooba Mufti

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SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday alleged that the people of Poonch and Rajouri districts were being harassed and tortured by the security forces after the recent attack in Poonch that left five soldiers dead. She also demanded an in-depth probe into the attack.
Addressing a press conference at party headquarters, Mehbooba targetted the central government over the militant attack and said that an in-depth investigation of the attack should be done.
“How did the attack happen in a highly-secured area that is under the heavy presence of troops? There should be an investigation into the incident so that the truth comes forward. But the truth should not come at the cost of harassing the people of Rajouri and Poonch,” she added.
The PDP chief said that ever since the attack took place the authorities have been “oppressing” the common people in the twin districts. “The situation is that the people of these areas are being harassed, caught, questioned, and tortured,” she alleged.
Questioning the death of Mukhtar Shah, a resident of the Bataduria area of Poonch, who allegedly committed suicide after being questioned in connection to the poonch attack Mehbooba said, “A purported video of Shah came out in which he says he was fed up because his family, friends, and villagers were harassed. There should be an investigation,” Mufti said,
Adding further she said that there are two others who have also been grievously injured because of sustained questioning and torture.
In the aftermath of the Poonch incident, hundreds of people have been questioned and among which dozens of people are either in NIA, army or police custody, she said. “People of Rajouri and Poonch are the most peace-loving and have never supported guns,” she said.
The PDP leader also alleged, “The locals are being oppressed ever since the start of G-20 events. Hundreds of local youth have been picked ahead of the G-20 meeting which is being held in Srinagar next month.”

“Ever since the process of the G-20 meeting has started, an arrest spree has started and people are being questioned. The situation in J&K is worse than in Guantanamo Bay. Let them do the G-20 event, but why are the youth being arrested?” she asked—(KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 29, 2023
Atiq killing ‘diversionary tactic’ to shift attention from Pulwama ‘revelations’: Mehbooba

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Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday alleged Atiq Ahmad and his brother’s killing in Uttar Pradesh was a “clever diversionary tactic” to shift attention from the “revelations” made by former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik about the Pulwama attack.
Malik, in an interview with a news portal, had claimed that there were lapses in security protocol that led to the February 2019 Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.
Mufti said in a tweet in Hindi, “Uttar Pradesh has slipped into anarchy and jungle raj. Cold blooded murders and lawlessness is being celebrated by rabid right wingers amidst slogans of Jai Shri Ram.

The People’s Democratic Party chief added, “A clever diversionary tactic to shift attention from Satyapal Malik’s damning revelations about the Pulwama attack and corruption.”
UP has slipped into anarchy & jungle raj. Cold blooded murders & lawlessness is being celebrated by rabid right wingers amidst slogans of Jai Shri Ram. A clever diversionary tactic to shift attention from Satyapal Malik’s damning revelations about Pulwama attack & corruption. https://t.co/Ovrjl9JdQB
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) April 16, 2023
Gangster-politician Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday night while being escorted by police personnel to a medical college in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj for a checkup.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 16, 2023
New Social Media Guidelines Violate Basic Fundamental Rights: Mehbooba

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SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the new social media guidelines for the Jammu and Kashmir government employees are in complete violation of the basic fundamental rights of people.
Taking to Twitter, Mehbooba wrote, “Whether it was blacklisting contractors & the social media gag to employees, a clear intimidation of dispossessing people in J&K of their livelihood has emerged. Authorities have become judge, jury & executioner in complete violation of the fundamental rights of people.”
Senior CPIM leader Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami also criticised the circular issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir regarding the use of social media by its employees stating that government cannot snatch the rights of employees guaranteed to them by the Constitution.
“Government employee is a citizen also and he has every right to exercise his freedom. A government employee can either support or oppose the government’s view and actions and depriving him of this right is against the law and the very principles of the Constitution,” Tarigami said.
Tarigami said that every criticism within the ambit of law and constitution is justified. “For this freedom and these rights, people have fought and now government can’t take these rights away from the citizens,” he said.
According to the new social media guidelines, no government employee shall, by any utterance, writing, or otherwise discuss or criticize in public or in any meeting of any association or body any policy pursued or action taken by the government nor shall he in any manner participate in any such discussion or criticism.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 25, 2023
Mehbooba Mufti Vows To Boycott Assembly Elections Until Article 370 Is Restored

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SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party president and former Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said she will never contest assembly elections as long as Article 370 is not restored.
In an interview to a New Delhi based news agency, Mehbooba Mufti said this is more of an emotional issue for her.
“Whenever I took an oath it was under two constitutions, constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and constitution of India with two flags at the same time. It is more of an emotional issue, may be its foolish on my part,” she said.
She added whenever she will take oath she wants to take it with two constitutions when it comes to assembly. (KNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 22, 2023
Mehbooba welcomes opening of Sharda Devi temple in J-K

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Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday welcomed the opening of the Sharda Devi Temple near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
She also expressed hope of resumption of cross-LoC trade.
“This is very good. We have always been saying that we need to engage, reconcile and resolve things. The opening of Sharda temple is a very good thing. It is something that the Kashmiri Pandits were looking forward to, they really wanted it to be opened,” Mehbooba told reporters here.
Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah e-inaugurated the Mata Sharda Devi temple in Karnah sector of the north Kashmir district.
The PDP chief expressed hope that the opening of the temple will not be restricted to pilgrimage, but “it will go beyond that”.
“I also hope that the business which was conducted on Muzaffarabad Road and Rawalakot road, that also is resumed,” she said, referring to the now suspended cross-LoC trade on Uri-Muzaffarabad, and Poonch-Rawalakot routes.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 22, 2023
Mehbooba Visits Budgam, Demands Capital Punishment For Accused

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SRINAGAR: Former chief minister and the president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday visited the Soibug area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district to express condolences to the family of a 30-year-old woman who was brutally murdered a week ago.
Mufti while expressing grief and outrage over the incident said, “This is a heart-wrenching incident, I have no words to express my grief. The entire area has been horrified. The police have done a great job and I hope the case will be fast tracked,” she said, adding that the culprit should hanged so that this kind of incident is it not repeated again.
Raising concerns about the rising violence against women, she said, “There has been a lot of violence against women, and it is high time to act so as to prevent things from getting worse.”
Mufti also raised the issue of domestic violence, which has prompted some women to commit suicide. “Domestic violence occurs in our households as well, and some women have killed themselves out of fear. Why are women killed so often? Why was this young woman killed?” she asked while urging the police to “act quickly to provide justice to the family.” (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 18, 2023
PDP will not remain silent about BJP’s onslaught on opposition parties: Mehbooba Mufti

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Poonch: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said his party would not remain silent about the alleged onslaught of the BJP on the opposition parties in pursuit of its goal of “making India a BJP Rashtra”.
The former chief minister said the gloomy faces of the people speaks about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, where thousands of youths have been jailed and an atmosphere of fear has been created.
“I want to ask all political parties in the country to wake up as what happened to J&K (after 2019) is finally reaching their necks.
You preferred to remain silent or speak in a half-hearted manner but we will not remain silent and will fight not only for ourselves but for you as well,” Mehbooba said addressing a public meeting in the border district of Poonch.
The PDP leader, who is currently on a three-day tour of Pir Panjal region, said she was warning that BJP has turned J&K into a laboratory to experiment its policies before their implementation in other parts of the country.
“The opposition parties in the country did not understand what was happening to us. Today when the BJP is trampling democracy by jailing opposition leaders with the help of the Enforcement Directorate and CBI, they have started feeling the heat,” she later told reporters.
She said the abrogation of Article 370 was unconstitutional but majority of the leaders stayed silent. “I am of firm belief that we will get back Article 370 with interest. They will come and ask what else you want.”
Referring to the slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) on political leaders including her and two other former chief ministers, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba said J&K was turned into a jail and an atmosphere of fear was created to silence the people.

Mehbooba said they are not in favour of making India a “Hindu Rashtra” but their policies are aimed at making it a “BJP Rashtra” where everyone who aligns with them will be welcomed.
She also opposed the property tax and hiring of a previously black listed company by the J-K administration to fill vacancies in different government departments and said the youth are the worst sufferers of the policies of the administration.
The PDP chief said from Lt Governor to bureaucrats, everyone has been brought from outside and they (BJP) are claiming to install a chief minister from Jammu.
“Had they been serious, they would have installed a Lt Governor from Jammu or at least one of his advisors but they only believe in hoodwinking the public to get votes,” she said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 13, 2023
Hope it’s taken to logical conclusion: Mehbooba on J-K’s Amshipora case

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Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday expressed hope that the Army court’s decision to recommend life imprisonment for a captain in connection with a “staged” encounter in Shopian district’s Amshipora is taken to a logical conclusion.
She also demanded government jobs for the victim’s families.
Completing general court-martial proceedings in less than a year, an Army court has recommended life imprisonment for a captain in connection with the killing of three men in the “staged” encounter in Amshipora in south Kashmir in July 2020.
According to officials, the life sentence is subject to confirmation by higher army authorities.
“I hope the case is taken to a logical conclusion because we have seen, be it Pathribal or Machhil, it is said there will be action, but ultimately, nothing happens.
“I hope the three innocent labourers who were brutally murdered get justice,” Mehbooba told reporters in the Shopian district in south Kashmir.
She said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had promised government jobs to the victims’ families and should keep the pledge.
“Whatever little money they were given, that was spent in fighting the case. Now they have nothing left. So, I appeal to the LG to provide jobs to them,” Mehbooba added.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also demanded government job and compensation to the family of Rashid Dar of Kunan village in Kupwara, whose body was recently found in a forest “after he went missing in army custody two months earlier”.
“He was also an innocent labourer. He was in Army custody and disappeared. Then his body was found. We have no hope of justice, but, I will still say that a thorough probe be conducted.
“His family is very poor, they should be given a job and a huge compensation from the Army,” Mehbooba said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 8, 2023
Hope CBI Takes Note of APTECH Recruitment Scam, Mehbooba Mufti After Investigation Agency’s ‘Do Not Pay Money/Bribe’ Messa

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Srinagar, Mar 7 (GNS): Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed her astonishment over Central Bureau of Investigation’s message asking people not to pay any money or bribe to any government servant/employee, in the backdrop of purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company for conducting upcoming Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) exam(s).
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mufti wrote; “Amusing to receive a message from CBI to report bribes. A blacklisted company like APTECH is given contracts repeatedly to wreak the future of J&Ks youth. Hope CBI takes note of APTECH recruitment scam. Lets see how many heads roll (sic).”
Mufti’s reaction came after CBI (Srinagar) delivered a (text) message to mobile phone users, reading; “Do not pay money/bribe. If any Govt. servant/employee demands money/bribe, please inform CBI Srinagar on 9419900977 and 0194-2455514 or email to hobacsgr@cbi.gov.in (sic).”
Notably, the purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company has evoked widespread resentment from the job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir even as condemnation from many political leaders. (GNS)
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( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

March 7, 2023
Hope CBI Takes Note of APTECH Recruitment Scam, Mehbooba Mufti After Investigation Agency’s ‘Do Not Pay Money/Bribe’ Messa

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Srinagar, Mar 7: Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed her astonishment over Central Bureau of Investigation’s message asking people not to pay any money or bribe to any government servant/employee, in the backdrop of purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company for conducting upcoming Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) exam(s).
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mufti wrote; “Amusing to receive a message from CBI to report bribes. A blacklisted company like APTECH is given contracts repeatedly to wreak the future of J&Ks youth. Hope CBI takes note of APTECH recruitment scam. Lets see how many heads roll (sic).”
Mufti’s reaction came after CBI (Srinagar) delivered a (text) message to mobile phone users, reading; “Do not pay money/bribe. If any Govt. servant/employee demands money/bribe, please inform CBI Srinagar on 9419900977 and 0194-2455514 or email to [email protected] (sic).”
Notably, the purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company has evoked widespread resentment from the job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir even as condemnation from many political leaders. (GNS)
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

March 7, 2023