Former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that several members of People’s Democratic Party were arrested and taken to Police station of Kothibagh in Srinagar.
“PDP youth members have been arrested & taken to Kothi bagh for taking out a candlelight vigil to pay tributes to the 13th July martyrs. Mother of democracy anyone?,” Mehbooba Mufti tweeted along with the photos of PDP members in what appears to be a Police vehicle.
PDP youth members have been arrested & taken to Kothi bagh for taking out a candlelight vigil to pay tributes to the 13th July martyrs. Mother of democracy anyone? @manojsinha_ @JmuKmrPolice pic.twitter.com/WoLWfwczbm
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) July 13, 2023
Earlier, Mehbooba Mufti said that she was placed under house arrest to stop her from paying tributes to 13 July 1931 martyrs.
“Im under house arrest for wanting to visit Martyr’s graveyard today. This at a time when GOI has used its tall claims of normalcy in SC to justify an act of betrayal- the illegal abrogation of Article 370. BJPs own heroes Vir Sarvarkar, Shyama Prasad Mukheriji ,Gowalkar & Godse who spread hatred & divison can’t be forced on us. For us those who sacrificed their lives for democracy to take root in J&K will always be admired for their act of courage. We won’t allow you to distort our history or forget our heroes. On the occasion of Martyrs day, I salute their courage for valiantly fighting against despots to the end,” she had tweeted earlier on Thursday.