Jammu and Kashmir: Ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti booked for holding protest on polling day
Election authorities filed the complaint against the Peoples Democratic Party chief, alleging that she violated the Model Code of Conduct.
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against the erstwhile state’s former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti for organising a sit-in protest in the Anantnag district on polling day on May 25.
The case was registered on May 25 in response to a complaint by election authorities alleging that Mufti had violated the Model Code of Conduct, a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission that political parties and governments have to follow.
The first information report was registered at the Bijbehara police station after a returning officer lodged a complaint claiming that a “huge number of PDP workers”, led by Mufti, assembled in the area and shouted slogans for the release of the party workers who were allegedly detained ahead of polling.
On May 24, Mufti alleged that her agents and party workers were being detained by the police ahead of polling. She led a sit-in protest in the town of Bijbehara in Anantnag district on May 25, demanding their release.
The complaint against Mufti said that the protest amounted to “gross violation” of the Model Code of Conduct”.
The returning officer alleged protestors blocked the main road of the town for more than one hour, which amounted to “violations of Section 144 CrPC"...
