Mehbooba Mufti fumes after rejection of her passport by police

On March 29, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti stated on Twitter that she had been denied a passport by the federal government of India, citing nationwide safety. In the tweet, she stated, “Passport Office refused to issue my passport based on CID’s report citing it as ‘detrimental to the security of India. This is the level of normalcy achieved in Kashmir since Aug 2019 that an ex-Chief Minister holding a passport is a threat to the sovereignty of a mighty nation.”
Passport Office refused to subject my passport primarily based on CID’s report citing it as ‘detrimental to the safety of India. This is the extent of normalcy achieved in Kashmir since Aug 2019 that an ex Chief Minister holding a passport is a menace to the sovereignty of a mighty nation. pic.twitter.com/3Z2CfDgmJy— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 29, 2021
Mufti additionally posted a snapshot of the letter despatched by the Passport Office, Srinagar. In the letter, it was talked about that the request was denied primarily based on the Police Verification Report (PVR) acquired from the Additional Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir CID. The PVR was returned to the passport workplace with the comment “Not Recommended Passport Case”.
Letter issued by Passport Office (Image: Twitter/AzaanJavaid)The passport was denied by the CID beneath Section 6 (2) (c) of the Passport Act, 1967. Section 6 of the Passport Act offers with the refusal of passport and journey paperwork. The sub-section (2) clause (c) states that the passport authority shall refuse to make an endorsement for visiting any nation if the departure of the applicant from India might, or is prone to, be detrimental to the safety of India.
Under Section 11 of the Passport Act, 1967, Mufti can attraction to the Passport Office, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, towards the refusal of issuance of passport by the Passport Office, Jammu and Kashmir inside 30 days of the receipt of the letter.
J&Ok Police had knowledgeable the High Court in regards to the ‘adverse report’ by CID
On March 25, whereas listening to a petition filed by Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the court docket was knowledgeable by the Jammu and Kashmir Police that the issuance of the passport was opposed primarily based on the ‘adverse report’ acquired from CID. The report submitted within the High Court by the Police said that Mufti can’t be issued a passport as a result of the CID sees safety points.
As per reviews, Mufti had utilized for a recent passport on December 11, 2020. Her earlier passport had expired on May 31 final 12 months. Speaking on the problem, Police officers stated that “an adverse report” has been filed towards her by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), however refused to elaborate, saying the matter could be taken up earlier than the excessive court docket.
Mufti was launched from detention in October 2020
On October 13 final 12 months, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti was launched from detention. She was detained with a number of different political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 when Union Home Minister Amit Shah had introduced the abrogation of Article 370.