Reveal names of those held in recent crackdown on ultras: Mehbooba

PDP chief accuses Centre of ‘squeezing the political space’ in J&K

Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reveal the names of youths rounded up in the latest clampdown on militants and separatists, in the wake of civilian killings this month.

“Hundreds of civilians were being arrested in the name of Jamaat-e-Islami, overground worker and stone-pelter. The fact remains that the administration failed to safeguard the minorities. It’s now venting its anger against people. The administration should reveal all the names of who have been rounded up and their places of arrest should also be disclosed,” Ms. Mufti, who is touring the Pir Panjal valley in the Jammu province, said.

According to the figures reported by different media outlets, over 900 people have been rounded up in the clampdown against militants and separatists in Kashmir, days after The Resistance Force, a militant outfit, killed seven civilians, including four members of the minority communities, earlier this month. The police have neither confirmed not rejected these reports so far.