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An identical request made by the PDP on August 31 was turned down by the district administration.
Days after the Supreme Court’s statement that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders ought to approach the native administration for any assembly with incarcerated chief Mehbooba Mufti, the get together has formally written to the District Magistrate, Srinagar.
“The PDP’s top leaders have sought permission to meet Ms. Mufti at the Sub-Jail Fairview in Srinagar,” PDP spokesperson Suhail Bukhari instructed The Hindu.
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In the letter, collectively signed by the PDP’s G.N. Hanjura, A.R. Veeri, Khursheed Alam and Aijaz Ahmad Mir, a duplicate of the SC order can also be hooked up, which says “as and when a request is made to meet her [Ms. Mufti] the same should be promptly considered by the concerned authorities”.
“In the light of the SC direction, we should be allowed to meet her. We believe that denial of such permission will be in contravention of the SC order,” the letter reads.
An identical request made by the PDP on August 31 was turned down by the district administration.
Ms. Mufti was arrested on August 5 final yr. Ms. Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti, in a petition filed earlier than the SC, claimed her mom just isn’t allowed to meet get together leaders and even family members have been being denied permission to meet or keep along with her.
Ms. Mufti is booked below the Public Safety Act. The Supreme Court, listening to a plea of Ms. Mufti’s daughter, on Tuesday requested the J&{K} administration to make clear how lengthy they intend to detain the previous chief minister.
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