Mehbooba Mufti claims house arrest over protests against outsourcing of J&K jobs
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that several leaders and workers of her party were placed under house arrest to stop them from holding
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that several leaders and workers of her party were placed under house arrest to stop them from holding protests against the alleged outsourcing of government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir. She said the Conference government had acted in coordination with the police to curb dissent, while cops had not commented on her claims. Read Full Story The PDP also protested what it called backdoor appointments through private outsourcing agencies, with police stopping a protest march in Srinagar's Press Enclave. The party's youth wing later held marches in several districts across the Valley, carrying placards and raising slogans against the government before dispersing peacefully.
In a post on X, Mufti said, "The NC government repeatedly hides behind the excuse that the police department is beyond its control whenever questions of accountability arise. Yet, whenever young people peacefully raise their voices for justice, be it the rationalisation of reservations or opposing backdoor appointments, the same government functions in complete coordination with the police to crush every democratic expression of dissent." The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said the NC government's "hypocrisy" stood "fully exposed" as PDP leaders and workers across the Valley were put under house arrest to prevent a peaceful protest against the outsourcing of government jobs. She added, "This selective helplessness exposes their duplicity.
Their duplicity is further exposed when departments such as Housing, Revenue and Forest readily enlist police assistance to demolish the homes of poor and vulnerable families in the name of anti-encroachment drives." The PDP has alleged that the NC government made backdoor appointments in several departments through private outsourcing agencies. On Sunday, Chief Minister's adviser Nasir Aslam Wani, along with ministers Sakina Ittoo and Javed Dar, addressed a press conference to counter the allegations made by the Opposition. Police stopped PDP workers and leaders who had gathered at the Press Enclave in Srinagar as part of the party's plan to protest across the Valley. Protest marches were also taken out by the PDP youth wing in Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Bandipora and Ganderbal.
Carrying placards reading "save jobs, save youth", "don't steal our future" and "don't sell our jobs", the activists marched and shouted slogans against the government before dispersing peacefully. Mufti later thanked party workers for "courageously" speaking "truth to power". The day saw the PDP press its charges over alleged outsourcing and backdoor recruitment. Mufti accused the government of suppressing peaceful protest, and police prevented the party's main march in Srinagar while demonstrations in other parts of the Valley ended peacefully. Ends
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