PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s mother appears before ED
SRINAGAR: Gulshan Nazir, the mother of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here and answered questions in a case related to money laundering even as the PDP alleged that the Centre had “talibanised” and “subverted” all institutions.
Mufti accompanied her mother Nazir, who is in her 70s, to the ED’s zonal office in Srinagar.
After the questioning, she tweeted, “In New India, being summoned by agencies like NIA and ED has become a ritual for whoever disagrees with GOI’s divisive agenda and policies. In my mother’s case, the chronology is quite clear.”
“The last time she received a summon was when the PDP boycotted the Delimitation Commission followed by another summon when I staged a peaceful protest on 5th August criticising the illegal abrogation of Article 370,” Mehbooba said.
She took a dig at a certain
section of the media and said, “Unfortunately agencies like NIA and ED that should be working on serious cases are weaponised to harass and punish political opponents. GOI has Talibanised and subverted all institutions inc Godi media (sic) to the extent where instead of upholding the truth they peddle their lies”.
The criminal case filed under
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is linked to the recovery of at least two diaries by the ED after raids on an alleged associate of Mehbooba.
The diaries contain the details of some purported payments made from the chief minister’s discretionary fund in alleged contravention of rules, the officials said.