Srinagar, June 28, KDC: PDP President and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti Friday expressed strong condemnation over the recent decision by Jammu and Kashmir Police to invoke the Enemy Ordinance Act.
According to Srinagar based news gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com, Mufti described the use of this law against citizens on mere suspicion of abetting and aiding militants as “deeply concerning” and a “major breach of justice.”
“Jammu Kashmir police’s recent decision of invoking the draconian Enemy Ordinance Act from the Maharaja’s era against its own citizens on mere suspicion of abetting & aiding militants isn’t only deeply concerning but a major breach of justice. These archaic laws violate human rights & the punishments accompanying it are grossly incompatible with principles & values of justice enshrined in the Constitution,” Mehbooba Mufti said in a post on ‘X’ (formerly known as twitter).
“GOIs quest to address security concerns shouldn’t come at the cost of trampling constitutional rights & eroding the very rule of law<” she further expressed in her post. (KDC)
