SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI (Web Desk) – Buckling under pressure from alliance partner BJP, the PDP-led government in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday arrested Hurriyat leader Masarat Alam Bhat in connection with the raising of Pakistani flags during a rally here on Wednesday.
“Bhat has been arrested in the case registered in police station Budgam in connection with the provocative actions during the rally on Wednesday,” a senior police officer told Times of India.
The 45-year-old Kashmiri leader, who was placed under house arrest late on Thursday night, was arrested from his home in Habbakadal area of the city early this morning and taken to police station Shaheed Gunj, the officer said.
As he was being led away by police, Bhat said his arrest was nothing new as “Jammu and Kashmir is being ruled on the might of power.”
“Raising of Pakistani flags and chanting pro-freedom slogans is nothing new in Jammu and Kashmir. It has been happening since 1947,” he said.
Talking to Times Now about Masarat Alam’s arrest, Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO, said: “There’s no compromise on any account, we are very clear on how such people have to be treated.”
“The Centre is keeping a close watch on the situation,” Jitendra Singh said.
“This is not a place where Pakistani flags or pro-Pakistan slogans are going to be accepted,” BJP leader Nalin Kohli said on Masarat Alam’s arrest.
