Omar, Mehbooba under ‘house arrest’, claim parties, govt denies
Srinagar, Dec 11 (UNI)- Two Jammu and Kashmir mainstream parties on Monday alleged that their leaders were put under “house detention” ahead of Article 370 verdict announcemen, but the government and the police rubbished the accusation.
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday claimed that its president Mehbbooba Mufti has been put under house detention. “Even before Supreme Court judgement is pronounced, Police have sealed the doors of the residence of PDP President @MehboobaMufti and put her under illegal house arrest,” PDP posted on X. It also shared pictures of locked doors. The party claimed that its office was also “sealed” by the police.National Conference State Spokesperson Sarah Hayat Shah said party vice president Omar Abdullah has been “locked up in his house”.
“Mr @OmarAbdullah has been locked up in his house. Democracy?” she said in a post on X, while sharing pictures of the locked gate at Abdullah’s residence.. However, Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that “nobody was under house arrest” in J&K.
” Any report of house arrest or arrest of anyone ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution is totally baseless,” Sinha said while terming the allegations as rumours. Omar reacted to the LG statement and asked why he was “denying.”
“Dear Mr LG these chains that have been put on my gate have not been put by me. So why are you denying what your police force has done. It’s also possible you don’t even know what your police are doing? Which one is it? Are you being dishonest or is your police acting independent of you?” Omar said in a post on X.
Srinagar police too denied that any person has been put under house arrest. The Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud upheld the validity of the Union government action of August 5, 2019 when J&K’s constitutional provision was scrapped.
There was no restriction on civilian movement across Kashmir and the internet worked normally , officials said. While Srinagar and other major towns were calm, the government was keeping a strict vigil on the situation. The police have stepped-up surveillance on social media and several netizens have been booked in the past few days for their posts.
The authorities late Sunday evening deputed 29 civil officials as magistrates in the Srinagar city, following a communication received from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Srinagar to keep an eye on the situation.
Officials said the movement of the security convoys has also been suspended as a precautionary measure on Monday.
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