SRINAGAR: PDP MLA Mohammad Ashraf Mir, who scored a victory over Omar Abdullah from Sonawar Assembly seat, has stoked a controversy after a video surfaced purportedly showing him firing several rounds from an automatic rifle on the day of Assembly poll results.
The video, which has gone viral on social networking applications like WhatsApp, shows the Peoples Democratic Party leader purportedly firing several rounds in air from an AK-47 rifle at his residence.
However, Mir denied having fired any rounds and accused his political rivals of producing a doctored video.
I did not fire any rounds there was a commotion following my victory and the rifle of one of my PSOs (personal security officer) fell on ground which I retrieved and handed it back to him, Mir told PTI.
Mir defeated Omar from Sonawar assembly segment by a margin of over 4,700 votes, becoming the first politician in Jammu and Kashmir to register a victory over an incumbent Chief Minister.
OMAR DARES POLICE TO ARREST MIR: Omar Abdullah today dared the police to book the MLA. “So will J&K police register a case against the gun toting MLA or will they be too scared in case he’s a minister a few days from now?” he questioned on Twitter.
“The PDP chap let off an AK 47 to celebrate his victory over me. Thank goodness I didn’t lose Beerwah!!! I wonder what they would have fired!” he commented in another tweet.
Even if he holds an AK 47 for 5 minutes, it is illegal,” said Congress leader Rashid Alvi.
A leader of the BJP, which is in talks with the PDP for government formation, also condemned the act.
“The use of an AK 47 at a public event is shameful. They are using guns the same way as militants,” said the party’s Chaman Lal Gupta.
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