Getting rid of BJP will be bigger freedom: Mehbooba
January 18, 2022 09:07
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of "sowing seeds of hatred" among different communities, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said getting rid of the saffron party will be bigger than freedom from British rule.
The former chief minister said the existence of Jammu and Kashmir is in danger under the BJP and urged the youth to stand up against the challenges faced by the country by spreading "love and friendship" without getting intimidated by the ruling party who are allegedly using government agencies to browbeat its opponents.
"They have ruined the country in the present situation, one feels insecure and does not know whether he/she will be alive tomorrow or not. The arrests and raids by ED and other government agencies against the opposition leaders have become order of the day and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is much worse than the rest of the country," Mufti said, addressing a tribal youth convention of her party in Jammu.
Welcoming dozens of youth who joined her party on the occasion, the PDP leader said, "History gives an opportunity to play a role and people of India availed this opportunity to free the country from British rule. Today, we have an opportunity to get rid of the BJP (to save the country). This development will be much bigger than the freedom struggle against British rule as they (BJP) are hell bent to break this country."
She referred to the Haridwar 'hate conclave', she said, "The speakers openly called for genocide of Muslims and the BJP leadership preferred to remain silent and those who spoke said everyone has a right to speak their mind."
Mufti said Jammu and Kashmir had joined Mahatma Gandhi's India and "we will not allow this country to become (his assassin) Nathuram Godse's nation".
"They are praying to Godse, Gandhi was the biggest Hindu, a vegetarian and a secular leader who was not having any hatred against anyone, even those who were non-vegetarians," she added.
If anyone speaks against the BJP, they claim that they are abusing Hindus and the nation, she alleged.
"You are not the godfather of Hindus and this country. We have to stand up and face the challenges together, irrespective of our religion, caste and creed and counter them by spreading love and friendship," she said.
Alleging that the BJP wants to finish the existence of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti said the youths have a responsibility as the coming generations will question their stand in the face of the BJP's onslaught on their identity and culture.
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