<p class="bodytext">PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday described the NIA raids against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Jammu and Kashmir as a “self-goal” for the Centre, saying instead of fighting an ideology with a better idea, the government was crushing contrarian thought with an iron fist.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“NIA raids on Jamaat is emblematic of GOI (Government of India) waging a war against its so-called 'integral part'. Instead of fighting an ideology with a better idea it is crushing contrarian thought with an iron fist,” Mufti wrote on Twitter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said such “oppressive measures” may seem to work temporarily, but in the long run it will prove to be “counter-productive”.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The gulf between J&K and rest of the country widens with every passing day. It is a self-goal,” she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/nia-crackdown-on-banned-jamaat-e-islami-in-jk-1017479.html" target="_blank">NIA crackdown on banned Jamaat-e-Islami in J&K</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The NIA on Sunday carried out multiple raids against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) linked members across Jammu and Kashmir, over two years after the religious group was banned by the Centre under anti-terror laws.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The joint raids by the NIA along with the police and CRPF were conducted at 56 locations in all the 10 districts of Kashmir and four districts of Jammu province -- Ramban, Kishtwar, Doda and Rajouri -- in a case related to the terror funding.</p>
<p class="bodytext">PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday described the NIA raids against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Jammu and Kashmir as a “self-goal” for the Centre, saying instead of fighting an ideology with a better idea, the government was crushing contrarian thought with an iron fist.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“NIA raids on Jamaat is emblematic of GOI (Government of India) waging a war against its so-called 'integral part'. Instead of fighting an ideology with a better idea it is crushing contrarian thought with an iron fist,” Mufti wrote on Twitter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said such “oppressive measures” may seem to work temporarily, but in the long run it will prove to be “counter-productive”.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The gulf between J&K and rest of the country widens with every passing day. It is a self-goal,” she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/nia-crackdown-on-banned-jamaat-e-islami-in-jk-1017479.html" target="_blank">NIA crackdown on banned Jamaat-e-Islami in J&K</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The NIA on Sunday carried out multiple raids against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) linked members across Jammu and Kashmir, over two years after the religious group was banned by the Centre under anti-terror laws.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The joint raids by the NIA along with the police and CRPF were conducted at 56 locations in all the 10 districts of Kashmir and four districts of Jammu province -- Ramban, Kishtwar, Doda and Rajouri -- in a case related to the terror funding.</p>