Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti lashed out at the Central government alleging that all methods are being used to disempower the youth in the Union Territory.
She accused the J&K administration of allotting all the contracts related to development work to “outsiders”.
“Our jobs are put on sale. Our land is prioritised and given to security forces first. All small-big contracts are being given to outsiders including Jammu and Kashmir AIIMS. All methods to disempower J&K people are being used,” Mufti said while addressing the media here.
PDP chief questions Showkat Ahmad’s encounter
The former Jammu and Kashmir CM also raised questions over the killing of Showkat Ahmad Sheikh, who was arrested in connection with the Shopian blast.
“A blast happened in Shopian in a Sumo. They arrested the driver Showkat Ahmad Sheikh and took him in custody. After 10 days they say he was killed in an encounter in Kupwara. But how did he reach there from custody?” she asked.
In a press statement released late on June 13, police said terrorist Showkat was the mastermind behind an IED blast in a private vehicle at the Sedow village in Shopian in which a soldier was killed and another injured.
Mufti urges youth to shun violence
The PDP chief also urged the youth to shun violence. She also requested Maulvis in J&K to announce that Kashmir Pandits are UT’s resources and no attack should take place on them.
“I request youngsters and parents to stop youth from picking guns. They (forces) get money by killing you. I request them to stop picking guns. I request Maulvis to announce pandits are our resource, so many attacks on them shouldn’t take place,” she said.
