Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the Centre jailed people and slapped Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on them to achieve a narrative of peace in Kashmir.
“The Centre is using different tactics, which include jailing youth and slapping draconian laws like UAPA to achieve peace in Kashmir. Efforts are made on a daily basis to disempower the people of J&K from 2019,” Ms. Mufti, who was campaigning for PDP candidate Waheed-ur-Rehmaan Parra in Budgam, said.
Terming the reading down of Article 370 as “illegal”, Ms. Mufti said, “Every day a farmaan [diktat] is issued from Delhi to disempower and dispossess the people. The PDP has fought the onslaught against our rights, resources, and identity and will continue doing so in a peaceful, democratic manner,” Ms. Mufti said.
