PDP President Mehbooba Mufti tweeted that she has been placed under house arrest and the government’s “fake claims of normalcy” have been exposed.
The former Chief Minister posted, “The Government of India expresses concern for the rights of Afghan people but willfully denies the same to Kashmiris. I’ve been placed under house arrest today because according to the administration the situation is far from normal in Kashmir. This exposes their fake claims of normalcy,”
Police cite security reasons
The police said the PDP leader had been requested not visit Kulgam today for security reasons.
“We need lot to make lot of security deployment in the area since Ms Mufti is a Z+ category protectee. We have not put her under house arrest. She was only advised not to visit today,” said a senior police officer.
Ms Mufti’s allegation comes as the Jammu and Kashmir police said most of the restrictions have been eased and internet services have been restored in the region. The restrictions were imposed after the death of separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani.