Mehbooba Mufti contests Amit Shah's 'local admin will decide' claim on her release

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti contended Home Minister Amit Shah's claim over detention of Kashmiri leers in Lower House of Parliament. On Tuesday, Amit Shah stated that re would be " interference" from government over release of detained leers in Kashmir.

In a tweet, Mehbooba Mufti's daughter, Iltija, who currently has access to her mor's account accused Home Minister of lying on floor of house. She claimed that every time release of Mehbooba Mufti was raised, local ministration responded that decision lies in hands of New Delhi.  She said, "Shocking to see Home Minister lie with such finesse that too on floor of Parliament. Every time I have asked state min officers about Ms. Mufti's release along with ors I’m told Delhi will decide."

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In response to Congress leer hir Ranjan's query, Amit Shah in Lok Sabha said, "re is need to keep anyone (leers) in jail even for a day more than that is required. As and when local ministration feels time is appropriate, y will be released," Amit Shah said. "re will be interference from our side." Amit Shah, taking a dig at Congress, accused party of confining Farooq Abdullah's far Sheikh Abdullah in jail for 11 years.

Kashmiri leers detained

Prominent mainstream leers, including PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, NC vice president Omar Abdullah, NC patron Farooq Abdullah, JKPC president Saj Lone and ors have been detained in Jammu and Kashmir since abrogation of Article 370 on August 5. Detained under draconian Public Safety Act (PSA), NC chief and former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was reportedly moved out of Srinagar. Earlier, Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was shifted to a government accommodation in city from a tourist hut located at foothills of Zaberwan range, officials said. move is necessitated because of approaching winters.

Initially, she was kept with Omar Abdullah at Hari Nivas but was later shifted to Chesma Shahi and lodged in a tourist hut. Both, Omar Abdullah and Mufti have been detained under section 107 of Criminal Procedure Code. Oddly, Farooq Abdullah has recently been included in a 21-member consultative committee on defense.

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