Waheed’s persecution is emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves : Mehbooba Mufti

Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said “Waheed’s persecution  is emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves in today.”
“Disliked & mistrusted by people in J&K for their faith in Indian constitution on one hand & punished by GOI for not toeing their line on the other,” she tweeted.

In a series of tweets, she said, “PDPs @parawahid arrested immediately after filing his DDC nomination hails from a family where his grandfather would unfurl the Indian flag when not many Kashmiris would do so. Waheed’s interest in politics started at a young age.”
She added, “As a child, he’d visit the local MLA’s house & listen to political conversations with rapt attention. His mother was scared that one fine day he’d pursue this passion for politics & become a target for militants. Sadly this fear consumed her & she died when Waheed was a teenager.”

Mufti also wrote, “Not having any proof to substantiate these charges, GOI is on a spree where Waheed is arrested by one agency after another. It is sheer political vendetta & an attempt to sabotage the life of a young & promising 32-year-old man.”

His last hope now rests on the justice system & I hope that truth & justice prevail, she wrote.