Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday that its youth leader Waheed Para's persecution by the Indian government is "emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves in today".
Saying that her last hope rests on the justice system, the former chief minister said that she hopes that truth & justice would prevail.
Para, who was arrested after filing his nomination papers for the DDC elections in J&K, won the polls from Pulwama while in custody. He has, so far, not been administered oath as DDC member.
In a series of tweets, Mehbooba Mufti said, "Waheed's persecution by the Indian government is emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves in today. Disliked & mistrusted by people in J&K for their faith in Indian constitution on one hand & punished by GOI for not toeing their line on the other."
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Waheed’s persecution by the Indian government is emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves in today.Disliked & mistrusted by people in J&K for their faith in Indian constitution on one hand & punished by GOI for not toeing their line on the other
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) January 27, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Waheed’s persecution by the Indian government is emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves in today.Disliked & mistrusted by people in J&K for their faith in Indian constitution on one hand & punished by GOI for not toeing their line on the other
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) January 27, 2021Waheed’s persecution by the Indian government is emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves in today.Disliked & mistrusted by people in J&K for their faith in Indian constitution on one hand & punished by GOI for not toeing their line on the other
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) January 27, 2021
She also recalled Waheed's grandfather who would unfurl the Indian flag when not many Kashmiris would do so. "Waheed’s interest in politics started at a young age. As a child, he’d visit the local MLA’s house & listen to political conversations with rapt attention. His mother was scared that one fine day he’d pursue this passion for politics & become a target for militants. Sadly this fear consumed her & she died when Waheed was a teenager.
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Today the very same system that he placed his faith in is going after him with a vengeance.Waheed despite being in illegal detention lasting a year fought & won DDC elections from jail. Even after a strong bail order by NIA court he was rearrested by CIK on unknown charges
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) January 27, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Today the very same system that he placed his faith in is going after him with a vengeance.Waheed despite being in illegal detention lasting a year fought & won DDC elections from jail. Even after a strong bail order by NIA court he was rearrested by CIK on unknown charges
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) January 27, 2021Today the very same system that he placed his faith in is going after him with a vengeance.Waheed despite being in illegal detention lasting a year fought & won DDC elections from jail. Even after a strong bail order by NIA court he was rearrested by CIK on unknown charges
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) January 27, 2021
"Today the very same system that he placed his faith in is going after him with a vengeance. Waheed despite being in illegal detention lasting a year fought & won DDC elections from jail. Even after a strong bail order by NIA court he was rearrested by CIK on unknown charges," she wrote.
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She further said, "Not having any proof to substantiate these charges, GOI is on a spree where Waheed is arrested by one agency after another. It is sheer political vendetta & an attempt to sabotage the life of a young & promising 32-year-old man."
Para was arrested by the National Investigative Agency in November just ahead of the DDC elections in J&K. While the PDP youth was granted bail by the NIA court, he was arrested again by Counter Intelligence Kashmir on January 11 over a case related to an alleged nexus involving politicians and militants.
The PDP has called Para's arrest purely "motivated" and "political vendetta".
