In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), President of Peoples Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti and Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami have termed revival of Village Defence Committees as an attempt to create a wedge between communities.

In a tweet, Mehbooba said the move of the Ministry of Home Affairs to form Village Defence Committees across the territory is another addition to a slew of decisions.

Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami in a statement in Srinagar described the plans of the Indian government and the IIOJK administration to revive the Village Defence Committees as alarming. Their role is shadowed by their involvement in rampant human rights abuses.