Srinagar, Nov 24: The Women’s Wing of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was stopped by police on Monday from holding a protest against the proposed hike in power tariffs in Jammu and Kashmir. The protest was scheduled during peak hours, but authorities did not allow the party workers to leave the PDP headquarters near Sher-e-Kashmir Municipal Park.
Taking to social media, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti condemned the move, stating that peaceful voices were being suppressed in the name of maintaining law and order. She said, “The J&K Police stopping PDP’s Women Wing from holding a peaceful protest against the crushing rise in power tariffs is yet another continuation of the assault on our democratic rights since 2019. When even the most peaceful voices are throttled under the pretext of law and order, it sends a chilling message that our pain is irrelevant, our rights are expendable, and speaking up now carries an unfair cost.”
