ED summons to Mehbooba part of Centre’s ‘vindictive’ politics: PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday mentioned the Enforcement Directorate summons to its president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was part of the Centre‘s “vindictive” politics, and asserted that such ways wouldn’t dampen the desire of folks of Jammu and Kashmir to battle for restoration of their constitutional rights. The celebration mentioned “the ED summons is yet another ploy to try and arm-twist the people and leadership of Jammu & Kashmir, to kill dissent and disagreement across regions and to silence the genuine demand” for the restoration of statehood and particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir.

“Such tactics won’t dampen our will to have our constitutional status restored. This is the price one pays when we oppose the BJP’s ideology and divisive politics,” PDP chief Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura mentioned in a press release.

Hanjura accused the BJP of using coercive measures by way of varied businesses to goal opposition leaders.

“Recent events are witness to how the BJP has been employing coercive measures through various agencies to target opposition leaders across the country and the government is resorting to a game of witch-hunt and suppressions in Jammu & Kashmir as well,” he added.

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned Mufti for questioning on March 15 in a cash laundering case, officers mentioned.

The 60-year-old PDP chief, who was launched final 12 months after greater than a 12 months in detention following the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s particular standing, has been served discover to seem on the ED headquarters within the nationwide capital.

Jammu and Kashmir’s particular standing underneath Article 370 of the Constitution was revoked by the Centre in August 2019 and the state was bifurcated into union territories.