On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmirs former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and other political leaders were put under house arrest today. Although the ex-CM led-Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party had sought permission to hold a seminar, however, the administration denied the permission and ordered Mufti and several others to be under house arrest.Mehbooba Mufti under house arrest, heres her tweetTaking it to Twitter, Mehbooba Mufti wrote, “Ive been put under house arrest along with other senior PDP leaders today. This comes after a midnight crackdown where scores of my party men are illegally detained in police stations. GOIs false claims about normalcy to the SC stands exposed by theirs actions driven by paranoia.”Ive been put under house arrest along with other senior PDP leaders today. This comes after a midnight crackdown where scores of my party men are illegally detained in police stations. GOIs false claims about normalcy to the SC stands exposed by theirs actions driven by… pic.twitter.com/gqp25Ku2CJ— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) August 5, 2023In another tweet, the leader wrote, “On one hand, giant hoardings calling upon Kashmiris to celebrate the illegal abrogation of Article 370 have been put up across Srinagar. Whereas brute force is being used to choke the actual sentiment of the people. Hope the Honble SC takes cognisance of these developments at a time when Article 370 has come up for hearing.”On one hand, giant hoardings calling upon Kashmiris to celebrate the illegal abrogation of Article 370 have been put up across Srinagar. Whereas brute force is being used to choke the actual sentiment of the people. Hope the Honble SC takes cognisance of these developments at…— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) August 5, 2023PDP permission denied by Srinagar administrationAccording to the PDP (Peoples Democratic Party), Srinagar administration has denied the party permission to hold an event on the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370.On this day (August 05) in 2019, the central government revoked Article 370, which gave a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated it into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.Muftis part leaders detained On Friday, Mehbooba Mufti claimed that her party leaders were being detained ahead of the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370.Sharing a video on Twitter, she said, “Why is @JmuKmrPolice detaining PDP leaders on the eve of 5th August Arif Laigroo has been taken by the police in this video.” The video purportedly shows a PDP leader being taken away in a police vehicle.Why is @JmuKmrPolice detaining PDP leaders on the eve of 5th August Arif Laigroo has been taken by the police in this video. BJP is given a free run to carry out the tamasha of celebrating illegal abrogation of Article 370 in Srinagar. All this is being done to hoodwink the… pic.twitter.com/81wDZf7gHv— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) August 4, 2023In order to conduct the event today, Muftis party sought permission to hold a seminar or discussion with the general public on the abrogation of Articles 370 and Article 35A.Earlier, the PDP said that it had invited like-minded parties from Kashmir for the programme that was to be held at the Sher-e-Kashmir Park near the PDP headquarters.In an official statement, a PDP spokesperson said, “Our representative was told around 5 PM on 4th August 2023 that the sought permission is declined without assigning any reason.”He said while the PDP was denied the permission, a request by the BJP to hold an event at Jawahar Nagar Park and later a rally from Nehru Park to the SKICC to celebrate the abrogation of the two Articles has been allowed.He added, “The dual and dubious approach of the administration is strongly condemned by us and this repeatedly vindicates our stand the administration and country both are run not as per rules or constitution, but by the political agenda set by BJP.”Mehbooba also alleged that the BJP-led central government has given a free run to carry out the tamasha of celebrating the illegal abrogation of Article 370, and all this is being done to hoodwink the public opinion in India.“Just goes on to expose the facade of normalcy – a fake narrative to justify their illegal actions,” ex-CM said.
