Mehbooba Mufti's passport rejected after J&K Police cites 'national security'

Mehbooba Mufti had applied for a fresh passport in December 2019 but the application had not been cleared till date in the absence of a police verification report.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has refused to give clearance to former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for a passport on basis of a report by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Passport Office refused to issue my passport based on CID’s report citing it as ‘detrimental to the security of India. This is the level of normalcy achieved in Kashmir since Aug 2019 that an ex Chief Minister holding a passport is a threat to the sovereignty of a mighty nation. pic.twitter.com/3Z2CfDgmJy Taking to Twitter on Monday, Mehbooba Mufti said, "Passport Office refused to issue my passport based on CID’s report citing it as ‘detrimental to the security of India. This is the level of normalcy achieved in Kashmir since Aug 2019 that an ex-Chief Minister holding a passport is a threat to the sovereignty of a mighty nation."