: J&K authorities refuse to allow PDP youth convention in Srinagar, cite Covid protocols #IndiaNEWS The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday refused permission to the Peoples Democratic Party to

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J&K authorities refuse to allow PDP youth convention in Srinagar, cite Covid protocols #IndiaNEWS
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday refused permission to the Peoples Democratic Party to hold a youth convention in Srinagar, citing Covid-19 curbs, The Indian Express reported.The convention was to be held at 11 am at party chief Mehbooba Mufti’s home in the city’s Gupkar Road. However, the executive magistrate of South Srinagar declined permission following a report by the senior superintendent of police and due to Covid-19 protocols.The executive magistrate directed the concerned station house officer to make sure that the event does not take place without the competent authority’s approval. The police have placed barricades on the roads leading up to Mufti’s home.Peoples Democratic Party youth leader Mohit Bhan described the administration’s order as arbitrary and anarchical, The Hindu reported. He also claimed that Mufti had been placed under house arrest. “Putting curbs in the name of Covid-19 only when PDP connects with its cadre and masses means it unnerves the rulers in Delhi and J&K,� Bhan added.However, the Jammu and Kashmir Police denied that Mufti had been placed under house arrest. It claimed that there were credible inputs of vehicle-bound improvised explosive devices being used to target civilians and high security installations.“Allowing large number of vehicles to be parked in this high security zone [Gupkar Road] would have jeopardised the...Read more

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