Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti staged a protest in Islamabad district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir against the detention of her party workers and polling agents by police ahead of the sixth phase of Indian parliamentary elections in the territory.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the sit-in protest, which was held outside the Bijbehara police station in the district, saw PDP supporters raising slogans against the IIOJK administration and demanding an end to the harassment of party workers and their immediate release. The protesters also blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway in the Bijbehara area.
Reportedly, as the crowd grew at the protest site, Indian police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the protesters, injuring many of them.
President of People’s Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti has said that Indian authorities have suspended outgoing calls on her mobile number without any explanation on the day of polling in Islamabad-Rajouri parliamentary constituency.
According to Kashmir Media Service, in a media interview, Mehbooba Mufti said, “I am not able to make any calls since morning. There is no explanation for this sudden suspension of services on the day of polling in the Islamabad-Rajouri parliamentary constituency”.
The PDP chief is contesting the elections from the Islamabad-Rajouri constituency, where voting is currently underway.
The PDP also flagged the issue in a post on X. “Just ahead of the polls, Ms. Mehbooba Mufti’s cellular phone service has been abruptly snapped”.—KMS
