Speaker imposing martial law: Mehbooba

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has criticized the Speaker of the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather for imposing a form of “martial law”.

Mufti said the role of the Speaker of an Assembly is to safeguard the rights of the members of the House and not act as a censor.

“While Rather may be concerned with preserving the sanctity of Legislative proceedings, as Speaker, his primary role is to safeguard the rights of members, not to act as a censor,” she posted on X.