Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday contended {that a} youngster can’t be held accountable for the actions of his father with out proof, alleging that “witch-hunting, criminalisation of dissent is taking the nation again”.
That is in reference to her tweet concerning the 11 staff of the Jammu and Kashmir authorities who had been sacked for alleged terror hyperlinks, together with two sons of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen founder Syed Salahudin.
The previous J&Ok Chief Minister has claimed that the variety of staff sacked is underreported at 11, stating that the precise figures are between 20 to 25.
“I am not supporting anybody. You possibly can’t maintain a toddler accountable for the actions of his father except and till you have got proof. These will not be 11 individuals, they’ve sacked 20-25 this yr,” mentioned Mufti commenting on her tweet on the dismissal of 11 authorities staff.
“Authorities of India continues disempowering individuals of J-Ok within the garb of pseudo nationalism by trampling the Structure that must be upheld. The abrupt dismissal of 11 authorities staff on flimsy grounds is legal,” she added.
Mehbooba Mufti targetted the central authorities over its insurance policies, alleging that each one “coverage selections viz-a-viz J-Ok are taken with the only goal of punishing Kashmiris”.
“I’ve mentioned this, repeatedly, you possibly can seize a person however not an thought. You have to handle the concept, as Vajpayee ji did. Witch-hunting, criminalisation of dissent is taking our nation again,” she asserted.
Citing the matter of Article 370, Mufti accused the Union authorities of ‘looting’ the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir. She claimed that outsiders are being given prime positions at Chenab Valley Energy Tasks, main to empty out the union territory’s water and electrical energy.
“However after the abrogation, it appears that evidently the one motive behind this was to loot J-Ok. Individuals from outdoors are being given prime positions at Chenab Valley Energy Tasks, our water and electrical energy are transferred outdoors. Our transporters are in bother. They’ve to pay toll tax and what not,” the PDP chief mentioned.
She careworn that the erstwhile king of Jammu and Kashmir had introduced Article 370 and Article 35(A) to guard the id of the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Article 370, 35(A) and Domicile legal guidelines weren’t given by a international nation. Even earlier than the nation gave us these, Maharaja Hari Singh had introduced them to guard the id of the individuals of J-Ok. When individuals determined to be a part of India, he mentioned that now we have these legal guidelines that should be upheld,” Mufti mentioned.
Hitting on the Union authorities once more, Mufti mentioned that inflation and unemployment are rising amid an absence of insurance policies. Evaluating Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir, she mentioned that if the onslaught over the financial system continues, Jammu and Kashmir’s scenario will grow to be worse than Gujarat, when it comes to poverty.
“There isn’t any coverage, unemployment and inflation are rising. Earlier they used to say that J&Ok is backward, however we’re forward on a number of indices. But when their onslaught over the financial system continues, our scenario will grow to be worse than Gujarat so far as poverty is anxious,” she added.
(With Company Inputs)