Politicians, journalists, activists being punished for speaking truth in ‘Naya Kashmir’: Mehbooba

Srinagar, Aug 18 : Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that the politicians, journalists and activists are being punished for speaking truth in ‘Naya Kashmir.’

Talking to media persons after her mother was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today, as per reports, Mehbooba said that the agencies that were meant to do serious work, have been used against the politicians.

“It’s only chronology as soon after I showed reluctance to meet Delimitation Commission and staged protest on August 05, summons were issued on the other day,” she said.

Meanwhile, Mehbooba’s mother Gulshan Nazir was today questioned for nearly three hours in connection with a money laundering case.

The ED had issued a notice to her mother, asking her to appear before its office in Srinagar on August 18—(KNO)