National Conference Vice President, Omar Abdullah, has said that the gates of his house here were locked by the police on Wednesday and he was escorted to his office like a “criminal” to stop him from visiting Sunderbani area of Rajouri district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, talking to reporters at the party headquarters in Jammu he targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Singh-led administration for this action.
He said that he was planning to visit the Sunderbani area of Rajouri to take part in a party function but was denied permission.
“This has not happened for the first time,” the NC leader said, adding, “And as the (Lok Sabha) elections draw closer, I am sure such curbs will witness a spurt.”
“Even the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) accompanied me to the (party) office like a criminal is being escorted. This is for the first time that the SDPO accompanied me from my house to the office to personally see that my vehicle does not take any other turn,” he said.
Omar Abdullah reiterated his earlier assertion that democracy is not allowed to reach Jammu and Kashmir. “They (BJP leaders) have once again proved it. They are saying everyone is free to carry out political activities, but it is only for those who are praising the BJP and its government,” he said.—KMS
