Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday claimed that the Army troops from 50 RR entered a mosque in Pulwama and forced Muslims there to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’.
The PDP leader called the move “an act of provocation” and requested Lt General Rajiv Ghai to initiate an investigation into the matter.
Lt General Rajiv Ghai took command of the strategically significant Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army on June 14, assuming responsibility for the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and counter-terrorism operations in Kashmir.
Mufti tweeted, “Shocked to hear about army troops from 50 RR storming into a mosque at Pulwama & forcing muslims inside to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’. Such a move when Amit Shah is here and that too ahead of yatra is simply an act of provocation. Request Rajiv Ghai to immediately set up a probe.”
In April, Mufti had claimed that local men had been arrested and tortured in the run-up to the G20 event in Jammu and Kashmir.
Claiming that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was “worse” than Guantanamo Bay, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said since preparations for holding the G20 event began in the Union territory, hundreds of local men have been taken into custody.
Srinagar city hosted one of the G20 events in May.
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