By Admin 
PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to raise with the Central Government the issue of alleged ill-treatment of Kashmiri students and workers across the country after the blast at the Red Fort in Delhi on November 10.
Mehbooba Mufti said that the entire people of Jammu and Kashmir cannot be punished for the crime of one person. He has appealed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to talk to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister on this serious issue because Kashmiris living outside the state are scared.
‘Anger over the blast is justified, but harassing innocents is wrong’
Speaking to the media after meeting the family of Bilal Ahmed, who was injured in the Red Fort blast in Kangan in Ganderbal district, Mehbooba said, “There is anger in the entire country over the blast at the Red Fort, in which innocent people were killed. But this does not mean that Kashmiris who have gone to earn their livelihood or study should be made victims of this anger.”
He said that videos and news coming on social media show that Kashmiris living outside are facing difficulties. In such a situation, it is important to ensure their safety.
‘It is worrying for the doctor to become a human bomb’
Referring to the blast accused Dr. Umar Nabi, Mehbooba Mufti described it as very worrying for the society. She said, “As a mother, I feel pained to think why an educated youth like Dr. Umar Nabi, who should have been saving people’s lives, is choosing the path of death?”
He said that the doctor has not only taken his own life and that of others, but has also put the lives of the common people of Jammu and Kashmir in trouble. Mehbooba has appealed to religious leaders like Ulemas and Mirwaiz to come forward and explain to the youth not to adopt the path of violence and suicide.
‘Suffocation due to removal of Article 370, but violence is not the solution’
Taking aim at the policies of the central government, Mehbooba said that there is an “atmosphere of fear and suffocation” in Jammu and Kashmir after the removal of Article 370 in 2019. Arrests are being made and there is pressure on people. However, he clarified that, “This suffocation does not mean that our youth should become suicide bombers. Giving up one’s life and taking the lives of others cannot be the way to fight any situation.”
Injured Bilal’s family hopes for help
Talking about Bilal Ahmed who was injured in the blast, Mehbooba said that he had gone to Delhi to earn his living and his family is very poor. He expressed hope from the administration that proper care will be taken of Bilal and his family.
In the end, the PDP chief reiterated that those involved in terrorism should be given strict punishment, but oppression of common Kashmiris in its name is not acceptable.