“All kinds of injustices are being done and Jammu and Kashmir has been turned into a jail. To suppress the voice of people here, Amit Shah broke the PDP. They took away legislators, ministers and members of parliament from the PDP so that they can finish off the voice of the party,” she told reporters in southern Anantnag district.
The firebrand PDP chief alleged that the BJP government went all out against her and her family. “I, my brother and my aged mother were summoned by the Enforcement Directorate. Even I was evicted from my (official) residence in the harsh winters. But they failed” she said.
“Having failed miserably, now it seems they could go to any extent, including undermining the faith of the people of J&K in the electoral democratic process that has been restored through painstaking efforts over decades,” she added.
Mehbooba said several parties were formed in Jammu and Kashmir after the “illegal” abrogation of Article 370 “so that the Centre could send to Parliament the leaders favored by it.”
“It is a different matter if you (BJP) want to rig elections, so that you can take to parliament those blue-eyed leaders whose parties were formed after 2019. What can one do about it?” the former CM said.
Published 21 March 2024, 13:24 IST