District Administration Shopian Refutes Claims of some Persons as False & Malicious
Firdous Ahmad
Shopian 16 July:Following the release of a video on social media where one person has claimed that his deputation was not allowed in Lt. Governors meeting in Shopian as completely false, malicious & baseless.
Earlier today a video surfaced on a facebook page of one person namely Javed Qadri who alleged that he along with some sarpanches were supposed to meet the Lt. Governor but were ‘kicked and thrown out’ of the venue.
He also alleged that the Officers told him that they ‘will not allow hindutva and hindus to spread in Shopian’ and that ‘this was done to subjugate their party’.
The Administration clarified that the above mentioned person along with some sarpanches were indeed listed to meet the Lt.Governor at Mini Secretariat, Shopian where all deputations were called subject to a limit of maximum 5 persons per deputation in view of COVID Restrictions & social distancing norms.
Qadri arrived at the venue with 20+ people and was told by the Lt. Governors SSP security & Director SSL that they must limit the number just like others. Said persons immediately started shouting & creating a ruckus in response and spilt into the road while raising slogans. Some officers even followed them out & agreed to let them all meet the Lt. Governor in batches but they continued to create rucks and shouting slogans told an officer while talking to Greater Now.
Meanwhile Deputy Commissioner, Shopian stated in a video that he did not even meet the said persons at any point during the day as he was inside the hall attending the Honb’le LG, Advisor etc, and he didn’t kicked them out and didn’t make any derogatory comments against any religious community.
He also added that such a fictitious and malicious claim has the potential to disturb the communal harmony of the District and inviting of charges of spreading libel and slander.