Iltija says, Mehbooba refused to sign illegal bond - watsupptoday.com
Iltija says, Mehbooba refused to sign illegal bond
Posted 10 Feb 2020 11:54 AM

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Days after former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), her daughter Iltija Mufti today claimed that Mehbooba Mufti was slapped with the PSA as she refused to sign “an illegal bond that no statements against the scrapping of Article 370 will be made”.

Iltija, who came out with a “point-by-point rebuttal” of the reasons the authorities have cited for slapping the PSA against her mother, alleged that the “GoI (Government of India) has no tolerance for dissent/criticism” and asked, “Does questioning this government’s policies and priorities amount to sedition?”

“Accuses her of promoting separatism corroborated by ‘several confidential reports’ filed by agencies. This highlights the BJP’s disregard for the rule of law and intentionally defaming political rivals. Why not place such evidence in the public domain? Are we a khap panchayat now?” she asked. Iltija, who now operates Mehbooba’s Twitter handle, also questioned as to why the BJP was scared of a debate on Article 370. “However, the BJP can exploit Article 370, especially in election campaigns, including Delhi, but those most affected by it cannot utter a word. Why is BJP scared of a debate?” Iltija said in a series of tweets on Sunday evening.

The PSA dossier against Mehbooba Mufti has cited ‘pro-militant tweets, provocative public speeches made by Ms. Mufti and “to collaborate with separatists” as the basis for the move.

Iltija described the charges under which Mehbooba Mufti was booked under the PSA as “unfounded” furthered by BJP and said, “The PSA due to detenue’s reluctance to sign an illegal bond that no statements against the scrapping of Article 370 will be made.”

“The GoI should substantiate this with evidence. Examples like BJP ministers who actually incited violence in Delhi with ‘Desh ke gadaron ko’ slogan followed by shootings,” she said in another tweet. Iltija also questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi “heaped praises” on Mehbooba in 2016 — when the BJP and PDP had an alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir — “when today they accuse of her being hand in glove with separatists? What changed?”

Claiming that the PSA dossier cited “green color of party flag (PDP) reflects radical origin”, the daughter of PDP leader said the Army’s uniform and the flag of the BJP ally JD (U) were also green.

“Indian Army officers wear green uniforms and their vehicles are of the same color. Are they radicalized too? Why did the BJP form a govt with the PDP if its origin was dubious?” she questioned.

“It alleges that the PDP party symbol has been taken from the Muslim United Front which participated in the 1987 elections in J&K. The PDP party symbol has been approved by the ECI. Is the GoI going to question and undermine decisions of the ECI so brazenly now?” she tweeted.

Iltija was also critical of the PSA dossier while describing Mehbooba as a “hard-headed and scheming person”.

“Subject recognized as a hard-headed and scheming person. Known for dangerous and insidious machinations. This compares her to a medieval historical figure who usurped power by poisoning her opponents. Again since Ms Mufti’s ‘alleged character’ didn’t change, why did BJP compromise on their ideology? Why did they forego core issues like maintaining the status quo on Article 370 in the PDP, the BJP’s agenda of the alliance? Selective amnesia?” Iltija tweeted. Regarding several tweets made by Mehbooba that she said were used to justify the PSA, Iltija said, “Is it illegal to question a vitiated atmosphere where the BJP portrays Muslims (in minority) as a real threat to Hindus (in the majority)?

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