Mehbooba asks Modi regime to stop arrest, harassment of people in IIOJK
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has called upon the Modi-led Indian regime to stop arrest and harassment of Kashmiri people in the wake of Pahlgam incident in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Mehbooba Mufti met locals during her visit to Pahalgam and said that calling Kashmiri youth by Indian army and police to police stations and army camps in the name questioning should be stopped.
Later talking to a media outlet, Mufti said that following the Pahalgam attack on April 22, people here are “saddened and pained.”
“…the people of Pahalgam are worried because ‘pakad-dhakad’ (summoning for questioning by Indian army and police ) is the highest here. Although the people here tried to help as much as possible, they rushed people to the hospital, donated blood and saved lives, everyone was considered overground workers or terrorists; they are being summoned, locked up… Hundreds of people in Pahalgam are locked up as of now. The same is the case at other places too. So, I think this is not right. This should not happen …, this ‘pakad-dhakad’ by police or army should be stopped,” the PDP chief said.
“I came to Pahalgam today because I wanted to hear the people. I heard that there is fear among the people – I wanted to alleviate that.”
