"Dissent's Been Criminalised": Mehbooba Mufti Questioned By Probe Agency

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged that anyone opposing the current government was "hounded by trumped up charges" like sedition or money laundering.

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for more than five hours today, said while dissent has been criminalised, the central agencies like the NIA, CBI and the ED were being "misused" to silence the opposition. She alleged that anyone opposing the current government was "hounded by trumped up charges" like sedition or money laundering. "Dissent has been criminalised in this country. The ED, Central Bureau of Investigation and the National Investigation Agency are being misused to silence the opposition tactically," Ms Mufti said outside the ED office at Rajbagh in Srinagar. "This country is not being run by the Constitution but the agenda of a particular political party," she alleged.