Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah claim house arrest, PDP chief shares photo of closed gate

PDP chief shared the photo of the closed gate

Jammu and Kashmir, Several political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, including Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, on Saturday claimed that authorities have put them under house arrest to prevent them from paying tributes to those allegedly killed by the Army. “This is a fight for our rights and dignity. The doors of my house have been locked again to prevent me from visiting Mazar-e-Shuhada — an enduring symbol of Kashmir’s resistance and resilience against authoritarianism, oppression and injustice. The sacrifice of our martyrs is proof that the spirit of Kashmiris cannot be crushed. Today, even celebrating this day in memory of martyred protesters has become a crime,” Mufti wrote on Twitter.

Omar Abdullah gave information about house arrest on X

Abdullah also expressed outrage over police excesses to prevent people from paying homage to those who laid down their lives to establish a just, fair and democratic regime in J&K, posted on X. Another 13 July, Shaheed Diwas, another round of closed doors and police excesses to prevent people from paying homage to those who laid down their lives to establish a just, fair and democratic regime in J&K. These people would have been celebrated in the rest of the country too but the administration in J&K wants to ignore these sacrifices. This is the last year they will be able to do so. Inshallah next year we will celebrate 13 July with the solemnity and respect that this day deserves.

Lone wrote on Twitter that he was put under house arrest without any reason. I really fail to understand what the administration gets by preventing people from visiting the graves of martyrs. People have the right to choose their heroes. And the martyrs are the heroes of the people of Kashmir. Why deny it and why should a non-resident government interfere in it? In fact, to believe that the government will decide what has been historically heroic and who are the historical heroes is a clear sign of autocracy.