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Showing posts with label Mehbooba Muft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mehbooba Muft. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

India persecuting Kashmiri Gujjar-Bakerwal communities by evicting them from forests: Mehbooba

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the administration of persecuting members of the Gujjar-Bakerwal communities by evicting them from forest areas.

Her remarks came after reports claimed that an eviction drive by the forest department in the upper reaches of the Zampathri area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district turned violent after resistance by the communities’ members.

“A Gujjar from Kellar in Shopian was beaten to pulp by the forest department. On one hand this administration makes tall claims about the implementation of Forest Rights Act while at the same time they continue to hound and persecute these communities, the PDP chief tweeted.

The former chief minister also posted on Twitter a video of a member of the community claiming he was beaten up by forest department personnel.


Friday, July 2, 2010

'Difficult to say if Lashkar is behind J&K violence' Mufti Mehboba

Srinagar: Jully 02: People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti reacted sharply when asked if there was any truth in the allegation that her party has been providing money to some Kashmiris to stage-manage the ongoing violence in the valley.

In an interview with Rediff.com's Onkar Singh, the leader of Jammu and Kashmir's  main Opposition party describe Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's  government as a total failure on most fronts.

This is downright rubbish and false to the core. Those who have made these allegations should look at their own deeds.

Even if I presume for a moment that what they say is right, then going by the same logic, it should also be said that the central government 'purchased' over 60 per cent votes in the 2008 election. is difficult to say whether Lashkar is behind these incidents of violence or not. The militancy in the state has almost come to a nil. What you see is spontaneous outpouring of anger of the Kashmiris against the repression unleashed by the central forces, particularly the Central Reserve Police Force.

33 innocents have so far lost their lives as per the statement issued by P Chidambaram. But this number could be more. The people of the state are agitating against the gross violation of human rights

I am deeply pained at these allegations, because when we were in power, violence in the valley had come down noticeably.

It is difficult to say whether Lashkar is behind these incidents of violence or not. The militancy in the state has almost come to a nil. What you see is spontaneous outpouring of anger of the Kashmiris against the repression unleashed by the central forces, particularly the Central Reserve Police Force.

Meanwhile,curfew in Srinagar, other towns to the Eidgah march, the authorities continue to impose indefinite curfew in Srinagar and other major cities and towns of the Valley to thwart the march towards Eidgah, Srinagar, today.

Call for the march has been given by the forum patronized by veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani to protest against the unabated killing of innocent Kashmiris by Indian troops in the disputed  territory.

Life in the Kashmir Valley remains paralysed for the eighth consecutive day, today, amidst curfew and shutdown. All shops, business establishments, educational institutions, public and private offices and banks are closed while traffic is off the road in all the districts across the Valley.

Loudspeaker-fitted vehicles were on the streets of Srinagar making announcements of the extension of the curfew. “Policemen and paramilitary vehicles are moving through the old city and announcements have been made that curfew has been imposed,” a resident of Nowhatta told media men over phone. Similar announcements were being made in other major towns of the Valley.

“Curfew is being imposed to prevent people from marching towards Eidgah,” a police official said. “Curfew and restrictions will continue on Friday (today) in Srinagar and other towns of the Valley, which have seen massive protests in the wake of recent killings,” a police spokesman had told media men on Thursday evening.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

PDP protested against Gen Sinha for his anti party remarks, burnt down his effigies at Srinagar, Ang and Inderwal-Doda

PDP protested against Gen Sinha for his anti party remarks, burnt down his effigies at Srinagar, Ang and Inderwal-Doda
Srinagar, July 5 - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today protested against former governor S K Sinha for his remarks against party. The PDP workers later burnt effigy of Gen Sinha at party headquarters, reiterating that the party will continue to represent the aspirations of Kashmiris. The party held similar protest demonstrations were held against Gen Sinha at, Anantnag and Inderwal in Doda
Reacting to Gen Sinha's remarks against the party and its patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, PDP district president Srinagar Ghulam Qadir Pardesi said, "Such remarks can only come out of a frustrated mind and these could not deter PDP from its duty towards the people." Pardesi added that Gen Sinha right from his taking over as governor of Jammu and Kashmir was not happy with PDP Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the latter had proved a stumbling block in his scheme to communal polarization in the state.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Pardesi pointed out had questioned the former Governor's attempts to run the Shrine Board as an independent republic within the State for three years and Gen Sinha's anger is understandable against Sayeed was understandable. Pardesi said Sinha had a number of reasons to be annoyed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the later had advised a realistic timeframe for the Yatra that would neither risk the life and comfort of pilgrims nor fiddle with its basic character. The effigies of Gen Sinha were also burnt at Anantnag and Inderwal as well. (Writer-South Asia)