Jammu, Sept. 27 -- Accusing the BJP of using the coercive apparatus of State to silence the voice of dissent, Harsh Dev Singh, Chairman-JKNPP & former Minister sought a judicial probe into the arrest of JKNPP District President Kathua, Robin Sharma and other Panthers Party workers for lodging a peaceful protest against Lakhanpur Toll Plaza.

He said that JKNPP which had launched a series of peaceful protests for disbanding multiple Toll Plazas installed in and around Jammu were being threatened and bullied by ruling party leaders for quite some time. Several complaints had been filed in this regard with government which had however overlooked the same under the pressure of political masters. And rather than booking the criminals and vandals...