PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday mentioned the arrest of her occasion’s youth wing president Waheed ur Rehman Para was emblematic of the scenario of Kashmiri politicians who she claimed have been being “persecuted” by the Centre for not toeing its line.
Para was arrested on November 25, 2020, in reference to the Naveed Babu-DySP Davinder Singh case for supporting the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group.
Para, who had filed his nomination papers earlier than his arrest, was elected to the District Development Council from Pulwama whereas in custody.
He has not been administered oath as DDC member up to now.
He was granted bail by an NIA courtroom earlier this month however has been taken into custody by Counter Insurgency Kashmir (CIK) wing of JK police.
“Waheed’s persecution by the Indian government is emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves in today. Disliked & mistrusted by people in J&K for their faith in Indian constitution on one hand & punished by GOI for not toeing their line on the other,” Mehbooba mentioned in a collection of tweets.
The PDP president gave a private rendition of Para’s initiation into politics.
PDPs @parawahid arrested instantly after submitting his DDC nomination hails from a household the place his grandfather would unfurl the Indian flag when not many Kashmiris would achieve this. Waheed’s curiosity in politics began at a younger age. pic.twitter.com/aAeIV2Q2b4
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) January 27, 2021
“PDPs @parawahid arrested immediately after filing his DDC nomination hails from a family where his grandfather would unfurl the Indian flag when not many Kashmiris would do so. Waheed’s interest in politics started at a young age,” she tweeted.
“As a child he’d visit the local MLA’s house & listen to political conversations with rapt attention. His mother was scared that one fine day he’d pursue this passion for politics & become a target for militants. Sadly this fear consumed her & she died when Waheed was a teenager,” the previous chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state mentioned within the longish thread.
She mentioned the system during which Para had positioned his religion was going after him with a vengeance.
“Today the very same system that he placed his faith in is going after him with a vengeance. Waheed despite being in illegal detention lasting a year fought & won DDC elections from jail. Even after a strong bail order by NIA court he was rearrested by CIK on unknown charges,” the PDP chief tweeted.
“Not having any proof to substantiate these charges, GOI is on a spree where Waheed is arrested by one agency after another. It is sheer political vendetta & an attempt to sabotage the life of a young & promising 32 year old man,” she added.
Mehbooba mentioned the judicial system was the final hope of the younger politician. “His last hope now rests on the justice system & I hope that truth & justice prevail,” she mentioned.
