The Government of India expresses concern for the rights of Afghan people but willfully denies the same to Kashmiris
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After the Taliban on Tuesday announced an acting government to run the affairs in Afghanistan, former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that the group should govern the war-torn country by “real Sharia rules which include rights for women”.
“Taliban has now become a reality; they should ensure that their earlier image was against humanity and basic rights; now if they want to rule Afghanistan, they should follow the real Sharia rules which include rights for women – not the ones they say – then only they can have relations with other countries,” India Today quoted Mehbooba Mufti as saying. “If they (Taliban) do what they did in the 90s, then it will be difficult not only for Afghanistan but also for the entire world,” added Mufti.
Meanwhile, Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has said on Tuesday that she has been placed under house arrest, and that this exposes the Union government and J&K administration’s claim that there is normalcy in the Valley.
“The Government of India expresses concern for the rights of Afghan people but willfully denies the same to Kashmiris. I’ve been placed under house arrest today because according to the administration the situation is far from normal in Kashmir. This exposes their fake claims of normalcy,” Mehbooba tweeted.
Recently, security restrictions had been imposed in Kashmir after the death of pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Mehbooba has criticised the Union government’s actions on Jammu and Kashmir several times over the last two years, since the erstwhile state’s special status was revoked. Most recently, referring to the Taliban seizing power in Afghanistan, the former chief minister asked the Centre “to not test” residents of the Union territory and asked the government to mend its ways, “understand the situation, and see what is happening in your neighbourhood.”
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