Srinagar: Former state Home Minister and Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Reham Veeri and 9 others were booked today for violating COVID-19 protocol by organising a rally in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara area of Anantnag district.
Executive Magistrate 1st Class-Bijbehara directed SHO Police Station Bijbehara to book 10 persons including for minister Abdul Rehman Veeri and Sartaj Madni under relevant sections of law for organizing a rally on the death anniversary of late chief minister Mufit Muhammad Sayeed in Zirpara Padshahi bagh area of Bijbehara against the violation of Covid-19 SOPs.
Executive Magistrate 1st Class-Bijbehara in his letter to SHO Bijbehara have written that at least 10 persons from Peoples Democratic Party organised a large gathering in Bijbehara in complete violation of SOP’s and Covid appropriate behaviour which may result in spreading of Covid-19 and other related epidemic.
Police have been directed to book the organisers of rally including Abdul Rehman Veeri, Sartaj Madni, Najmu Saqib, Javaid Ahmad Sheikh, Majid Ahmad Khan, Abdul Majeed Rangraiz, Showkat Ahmad Teeli, Mufti Sarwar, Arshid Ahmad Ganie and Nazir Ahmad Vaid.
Veeri while talking to The Kashmir Walla said that he has not been intimated about the case registered against him. “I have not received any official information or document in this regard but I am also hearing from different sides about the case registered against me,” said Veeri.
Meanwhile, former Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that Covid 19 restrictions apply only to PDP not to BJP.
“Covid 19 restrictions apply only to PDP. Not to BJP’s protest in Kashmir yesterday, PMs rally in Punjab or the mass poojas attended by hundreds of people to pray for his safety. Talks volumes about J-K admin’s brazen bias against my party,” Mehbooba said in a tweet.
On the eve of 6th death anniversary of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayed Veeri along with other party workers organised a rally on Friday in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara area of Anantnag district.
