PDP says its 3 leaders detained on eve of DDC poll counting

PDP on Monday claimed its three senior leers were detained on Monday, a day before counting of votes in District Development Council (DDC) polls.

Taking to Twitter, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said three senior leers of party -- Sartaj Mni, Mansoor Hussain and Naeem Akhtar – were "arbitrarily detained".

While Mni and Hussain were detained earlier in day, Akhtar was taken into custody late in evening.

However, officials here neir confirmed r denied detention of PDP leers.

Mehbooba said, "Total lawlessness as PDP's Sartaj Mni & Mansoor Hussain have been arbitrarily detained today on eve of DDC election results. Every senior police officer here is clueless as it is 'upar say order'. rule of law in J&K anymore. It is out & out Gunda Raj." Mni, a former deputy speaker of erstwhile assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, is also Mehbooba's uncle, while Hussain is a former MLA. Both leers are from south Kashmir.

In ar tweet this evening, Mehbooba said Akhtar was “abducted by J&K police & is being taken to MLA hostel”. She ded democracy was “being murdered” in J-K.

“J&K min is on an arrest spree today. PDP's Nayeem Akhtar too has been abducted by J&K police & is being taken to MLA hostel. Looks like BJP is planning to manipulate DDC results tomorrow & don't want any resistance. Democracy is being murdered in J&K,” former chief minister said, tagging UT's Lieutenant Goverr Maj Sinha and police in her tweet.

first-ever DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir were held in eight phases and authorities have put in place all arrangements for counting of votes on Tuesday.

Im Credits: PTI