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| All action against Jammu, No police case against Kashmiri politicians for defying Highway restrictions | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 7: Even as it takes no time for the government to book people of Jammu even for "no fault of them", in brazen violation of law the Peoples Democratic Party and the National Conference on Sunday defied the restrictions on the civilian movement on the national highway only to enjoy impunity.
The PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday morning posted a tweet that her party would openly defy the government order restricting civilian movement on the highway.
"People's Democratic Party to defy Highway restriction order today at 11:30, NH1 near Peaks automobiles starting from DPS Athwajan #AshrafMir's house," Mehbooba posted on the Twitter.
With police failing to take any preventive measures, the party leaders including Ashraf Mir and Khurshid Aalam took to streets and openly defied the orders by venturing out on the highway in their vehicles.
After some hours, the PDP President Mehbooba Mufti came up with another tweet on the issue. "This is Kashmir, not Palestine. We wont allow you to turn our beloved land into an open air prison. Jis Kashmir ko khoon say seencha, woh Kashmir humara hai," Mehbooba Mufti posted.
Officials said Mehbooba tweets and the defiance of the orders by the party colleagues, both the developments were anti-national in nature.
"This entire protest was anti-national," said a senior official.
As soon as the PDP started defying the orders, the National Conference leaders including Dr Farooq Abdullah did the same by staging dharna on national highway in Srinagar.
But despite the defiance of the government orders no action has been taken against the parties or their leaders.
On the contrary, police have been prompt enough to book even innocents in Jammu.
Just recently when the violence took place in Jammu and some vehicles were torched, the police filed several cases against the Jammu people for "no fault of them."
"If innocent people in Jammu can be booked for no fault or theirs why no action against those who openly defy the government orders to appease separatist sentiment," said one analyst working in Jammu University.
It is pertinent to mention here that in the wake of Pulwama attack on CRPF when over forty jawans were killed, the government recently decided to restrict civilian movement on the highway for two days a week to ensure "secure movement of the convoys of the security forces." |
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