J&K being turned into ‘police state’: Tak

Senior Peoples Democratic Party leader Firdous Tak Wednesday accused the government of “turning Jammu and Kashmir into a police state”.

“From Kashmir to Kishtwar, youth are being pushed towalls. While Delhi is beating drums of democracy, hundreds of innocent youthhave been put behind bars on the name of precautionary measures,” Taksaid.

   

He added that after the unfortunate and condemnable killingof a government employee in Kishtwar, nearly three dozen youth have been keptin “illegal confinement” by the police.

“Earlier also, some youth were kept behind bars for amonth. They were later released as they were found innocent,” Tak said,adding that this time again, police has “resorted to a detention spree”.

“Such measure have only proved counterproductive in thepast and has only led to resurfacing of militancy in the hilly district,”he said while demanding the immediate release of all the innocent youthdetained by police in Kishtwar.

He alleged that even the family members of these youth arenot being allowed to meet their wards, which is in contrary to the legalprovisions. “While the culprits must be identified, arrested and taken totask, the innocent youth must not face the brunt of administrativefailures,” he said, asking “Why police and NIA have failed to crack themurder of Parihar brothers?”

“The local residents have every right to raise fingersand doubt the very basics of counter measures being taken by administration inthe name of investigation,” he said.

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