Early Times Report
Jammu, July 12: Even as former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has opposed the Union Territory administration’s decision to sack terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s sons, various organizations have stepped up demand to investigate who appointed dreaded terrorist’s sons in government departments.
When Salahuddin’s sons were appointed in government departments, he had already exfiltrated into Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). From across the border, Salahuddin was importing bloodshed and destructions in Jammu and Kashmir but the governments at the helm of the affairs were busy in providing government jobs to his sons.
Salahuddin’s younger son Syed Shahid Yousuf, serving the Agricultural Department, was arrested in the year 2017 by the NIA in a terror-funding case but no concrete action was taken against him.
Meanwhile, Mehbooba Mufti said, “How can sons be persecuted over the actions of his father? No enquiry has been conducted.”
“I’ve said this again and again, you can capture a man but not an idea. You’ve to address the idea, as Vajpayee Ji did. Witch-hunting, criminalisation of dissent is taking our nation back,” Mehbooba Mufti said. “Government of India continues disempowering people of J&K in garb of pseudo nationalism by trampling the constitution that ought to be upheld.
The abrupt dismissal of 11 government employees on flimsy grounds is criminal.
All policy decisions vis-a-vis J&K are taken with the sole objective of punishing Kashmiris,” Mehbooba Mufti had tweeted.
Hitting out at her critics for targeting her over the demand for restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti said, “The National Conference, the PDP and other parties have joined hands for restoration of Article 370 and 35A.” |
