We slapped PSA on 70-year-old village head for inciting trouble: Haq Khan
All didn’t start well at the DDB meet Kupwara. As soon the meeting started, Awami Itihad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate Er Rasheed stood up from his seat and warned the district administration of dire consequences if it didn’t stop slapping PSAs on people.
Sources said that as soon the Review Meeting of District Development Board Kupwara started, Er Rasheed had exchange of heated arguments with PDP Ministers and explained in detail that government should not mislead itself by equating holding of review meetings with normalcy.
He also warned police and civil administration who were present in the meeting, not to cross the limits and stop “terrorising and humiliating people” in Kralpora, Sogam, Lalpora, Langate, Kralgund, Unsoo, Kulangam, Magam, Trehgam and other places.
The MLA while pointing towards senior police officers present in the meeting said, “You can’t justify slapping people with draconian public safety act nor have you any justification to break public and private property and destroy thousands of houses in entire district Kupwara.”
He confronted rural development minister for slapping PSA on 72-year-old Lumberdar of village Natnoosa, as Haq Khan said the Numberdar had allegedly provoked people for stone pelting.
Er Rasheed responded saying that if minister is himself claiming Lumberdar’s alleged involvement, how it could be the sufficient ground to book him under PSA. Er Rasheed warned administration to mend its behavior and threatened to launch Gheraw of district SP and DC’s offices, if government will not mend its ways. Er Rasheed also confronted CAPD Minister for his remarks against protestors and reiterated that Kashmiris have been forced to take to streets and prolong the strike due to continuous denial of New Delhi to resolve J&K dispute.
(PTK)