Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that strict action should be taken against drug peddlers, but innocent families should not suffer by having their houses demolished.
While addressing a party convention in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said, “If anyone is involved in drug trafficking, they should be jailed, but you should also ask those police personnel who release them after taking money from them. Why are their houses being bulldozed? What is the fault of the family members? Why are you demolishing their houses? There is no justice.”
She also criticised chief minister Omar Abdullah over the coercive action, saying, “Omar, if the people had liked bulldozer baba, why would they have voted for you? People voted for you and gave you 50 MLAs thinking you will safeguard them.”
The PDP chief accused the government of “rampant corruption”, saying deserving youths are denied opportunities while political favoritism dominates recruitment.
