Srinagar: Political leaders, including the three former minister, were detained before the parade by the People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) to protest the recommendations of the restriction commission here on Saturday.
“Good morning and welcome to 2022.
The new year with the same JK police illegally locked people in their homes and government that was so frightened by normal democratic activities,” Vice President of the National Conference and former Chief of Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted.
“The truck was parked outside our gate to make a peaceful scuttle @jkpagd sit-in protest.
Some things have never changed,” he said.
Abdullah, who father and veteran politician Farooq Abdullah heads PAGD, claiming, “Talk about the police state without law, the police even locked the internal gate connecting my father’s house.
But our leaders have cheeks to tell the world that India is the biggest democracy, hah! ! “Senior CPI leader (M) My Tarigami, who was a spokesperson for alliance, said it was sad that the government of Jammu and Kashmir” was afraid to even allow peace protests “.
“I was asked by the police deployed at my place not to leave home on Saturday,” he said.
“This is where the situation is getting worse when people are not even permitted to express their opinions in public,” he added.
Former Mehbooba Mufti minister’s head has also been placed under detention.
“A truck parked outside my house too,” he added.
PAGD has proposed to hold a peaceful demonstration in Srinagar on Saturday against the restriction commission proposal increasing six seats in the Division of Jammu and one in Kashmir.
With this, the number of seats in Jammu will rise to 43 and Kashmir to 47.