Srinagar: Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that BJP's claim, that everything is normal in Jammu and Kashmir, is absolutely wrong. People are silent and silence does not mean that the situation has improved, Mufti said.
The former chief minister said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is far from normal which is evident from the twin attacks in the Kulgam district in South Kashmir where a policeman and a non-local labourer were killed by militants on Friday.
Mehbooba has made it clear time and again that she herself is not going to fight the assembly elections as her objective is to seek restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution which was abrogated by the BJP-led government in August 2019.
“Their claim that everything is normal in Jammu and Kashmir is absolutely wrong. People are silent and silence does not mean that the situation has improved. They are feeling suffocated while they (BJP) are trying to portray that everything is alright," she said.
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Referring to the one-day strike call given by the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry against for September 22 against alleged attempts to finish local trade by allowing big corporate chains to open their outlets, Mehbooba said those who the BJP claimed were in support of the abrogation of Article 370 are going on a protest strike.
"At least they are registering their protest but in Kashmir, the people cannot even do this. They are forced to open their shops if they resort to strike," the PDP leader said.
