Srinagar, The Centre's quest to address security concerns in Jammu and Kashmir should not come at the cost of "trampling on constitutional rights and eroding" the rule of law, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday.
His comments came after Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police RR Swain said on Sunday that locals supporting foreign terrorists will be dealt with under the Enemy Agents Ordinance, which is much harsher than the Act ( prevention) of illegal activities.
"The recent decision by the Jammu Kashmir Police to invoke the draconian Maharaja-era Enemy Ordinance Act against its own citizens on mere suspicion of complicity and aiding militants is not only deeply disturbing but also a major violation of justice," the former chief minister of the erstwhile state of J-K said in a post on X.
He said these archaic laws "violate" human rights and that the punishments that accompany them are "extremely incompatible with the principles and values of justice enshrined in the Constitution."
"GOI's (Government of India) quest to address security concerns should not come at the cost of trampling on constitutional rights and eroding the rule of law," he added.
Mehbooba's daughter and her media advisor Iltija Mufti said such actions suggest there will be little change in the BJP's policy towards Kashmir.
"What does the recent decision of J&K administrators to arrest Mian Qayoom, ban JK High Court Bar elections and @JmuKmrPolice invoking a draconian law from the erstwhile Maharaja era tell you? That even after losing its brute majority there will be little change in the BJP's policy vis-à-vis Kashmir," Iltija said in X.
She was also referring to the arrest of former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom for his alleged involvement in the conspiracy to murder fellow advocate Babar Qadri in 2020.
Qayoom was arrested on Tuesday. On the same day, the authorities banned the elections before the Bar Council of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on the grounds that they are not registered with the competent authority and for fear of disturbing public order.
"This sudden series of repressive actions is also to punish Kashmiris for exercising their right to vote to wholeheartedly reject Delhi's illegal revocation of J&K's special status as well as its deeply detested proxy parties," he alleged.
His comments came after Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police RR Swain said on Sunday that locals supporting foreign terrorists will be dealt with under the Enemy Agents Ordinance, which is much harsher than the Act ( prevention) of illegal activities.
"The recent decision by the Jammu Kashmir Police to invoke the draconian Maharaja-era Enemy Ordinance Act against its own citizens on mere suspicion of complicity and aiding militants is not only deeply disturbing but also a major violation of justice," the former chief minister of the erstwhile state of J-K said in a post on X.
He said these archaic laws "violate" human rights and that the punishments that accompany them are "extremely incompatible with the principles and values of justice enshrined in the Constitution."
"GOI's (Government of India) quest to address security concerns should not come at the cost of trampling on constitutional rights and eroding the rule of law," he added.
Mehbooba's daughter and her media advisor Iltija Mufti said such actions suggest there will be little change in the BJP's policy towards Kashmir.
"What does the recent decision of J&K administrators to arrest Mian Qayoom, ban JK High Court Bar elections and @JmuKmrPolice invoking a draconian law from the erstwhile Maharaja era tell you? That even after losing its brute majority there will be little change in the BJP's policy vis-à-vis Kashmir," Iltija said in X.
She was also referring to the arrest of former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom for his alleged involvement in the conspiracy to murder fellow advocate Babar Qadri in 2020.
Qayoom was arrested on Tuesday. On the same day, the authorities banned the elections before the Bar Council of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on the grounds that they are not registered with the competent authority and for fear of disturbing public order.
"This sudden series of repressive actions is also to punish Kashmiris for exercising their right to vote to wholeheartedly reject Delhi's illegal revocation of J&K's special status as well as its deeply detested proxy parties," he alleged.
