Two PDP leaders detained, says Mehbooba Mufti

SRINAGAR — Two senior People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders were detained on Monday, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said.

Mehbooba termed the arrests as having taken place in “Gunda Raj”. She said the officials in J&K administration are clueless about the detention of the PDP leaders.

Pertinently, PDP youth president Waheed ur Rehman Parra was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) last month.

Mehbooba tweeted, “Total lawlessness as PDPs Sartaj Madni & Mansoor Hussain have been arbitrarily detained today on the eve of DDC election results. Every senior police officer here is clueless as it is ‘upar say order’. No rule of law in J&K anymore. It is out & out Gunda Raj.”

The detention of two PDP leaders has taken place a day before the counting for the 280 District Development Council seats across J&K is to be held.