PDP president Mehbooba Mufti asked, “If they claim that everything is normal, why these wanton arrests?”
By PTI
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti launched her campaign for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency on April 16 with a road show in Pulwama.
“I have started my election campaign to raise voice against this enforced silence, the wanton arrests and atmosphere of suffocation that prevails here,” Ms. Mufti told reporters after the roadshow. “Pulwama and Shopian have always supported us and I have started my campaign here. I hope people will make our voice, which talks about the wounds of Jammu and Kashmir, successful,” she added.
The former chief minister, who is up against National Conference candidate and influential Gujjar leader Mian Altaf Ahmad, alleged that a process of arresting youth has been started since the elections were announced.
“Entire Kashmir has been converted into a jail. No one is allowed to talk. Since the elections have been announced, the process of arrests has also started,” Ms. Mufti said.
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