BJP Leader Thrashed By CM Mufti’s Security Guards; Writes To Amit Shah

BJP leader Ishfaq-Ur-Rehman Poswal has accused Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and his daughter Mehbooba Mufti for holding “murderous conspiracy” against him.

“Mufti and Mehbooba signaled their guards to teach this guy a lesson after I raised voice against the Chief Minister in the Gujjar Bakerwal advisory meeting at SKICC. As I sought their attention to make a point and said that invited BJP members should also be heard, Mufti Sayeed asked me to remain silent. After an hour, when I again sought the attention of members to make a point, both Mehbooba and Mufti got angered. Mufti sahib told me that you are not a member of this board. I replied, if I am not the member, then you are not the CM,” Poswal said.

“In no time,  Mufti Sayeed gestured towards his security guards, they just pounced on me. The guards snatched my mobile phone and beat me ruthlessly after dragging me out of the meeting hall on Saturday. I was nearly killed,” said Poswal in a hand out issued to the Kashmir Scenario.

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Poswal (in red circle) with Defence Minister Manohar Parikar. (File Pic)

He said he was later bundled into a police vehicle and lodged at Nishat police station for about seven hours.

When contacted Poswal as to why he was silent if the episode had happened on Saturday, he said, “The issue was being discussed in the party level as we are in a coalition with PDP here.”

After due consultations with the state party leadership, Poswal said, he has written to the BJP national president Amit Shah to personally intervene in ‘murderous assault’ on him.

According to Poswal, he was invited as a special guest to attend an important meeting at SKICC.

“I had received a call from Police Control Room (PCR) Kupwara on Friday around 6.45 PM and the caller requested him to attend the meeting.

“I am feeling immense insecurity to my life and have taken up the issue with BJP president. I may move to court to register a case against the father-daughter duo for murderous assault on me,” Poswal said.