Says BJP Agenda Being Implemented in J&K Through NC
Srinagar,Apr 9 (KNS): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti launched a scathing attack on the ruling dispensation and National Conference (NC) leaders, accusing them of remaining silent on issues impacting Muslims across the country, and turning the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly into a stage for distraction.
Speaking to media persons, Mehbooba Mufti said, “What has happened over the last three days inside the Assembly is a shameful drama by the ruling party. Outside the Assembly, what happened in Tulip Garden was equally disgraceful, especially when the country’s Muslim population is facing continuous onslaughts from the BJP.”
She sharply criticized NC leaders Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah for welcoming Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, who had introduced the controversial Waqf amendment bill in Parliament. “By welcoming Rijiju here, they sent a message to Muslims across the country that the leadership of J&K has no objection to what happened in Parliament,” she said, adding that it deeply hurt the sentiments of already alienated and disheartened Muslims.
Mehbooba alleged that the Assembly chaos was a tactic to divert attention from three important bills recently cleared by the Lieutenant Governor. “One bill was for the regularization of daily wagers who have been working for years on meagre salaries, the second was brought by Waheed Para to provide land to the poor, and the third was a bill to impose a ban on liquor,” she revealed.
These crucial pro-people bills were sidelined deliberately. The chaos in the Assembly was to distract from the misuse of Kiren Rijiju’s visit and the warm reception he received,” Mehbooba stated.
She further announced that with legal support from Advocate Majeed, the party will challenge the Waqf amendment bill in the Supreme Court in the coming days.
Slamming Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba said, “Satellite towns are being created, lakhs of kanals of land are being handed over. Who are these lands for? Lakhs of domiciles have been given in just two years—this is part of a larger agenda, which Omar is silently helping implement.”
Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that the bill was meant for the social empowerment of Muslims, she questioned, “Why then are Muslims across the country opposing it? If it truly empowered Muslims, why are even secular parties raising their voices?”
She concluded by saying that just as the Tamil Nadu government refused to implement the amendment, Omar Abdullah too should have publicly stated that they would not implement the bill in J&K.(KNS)