Srinagar, Nov 30 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner K K Sharma on Monday said that former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was never stopped for campaigning during the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union Territory.

“Mehbooba Mufti is former chief minister of J&K so whenever she moves out she needs protection. For all the former chief ministers there is SSG which secures them in J&K. There is a protocol in view of which the movement of former chief ministers is done. The protocol has to be followed by all security agencies, including police,” Mr Sharma told reporters here on Monday.