People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti clarified her stance on Sunday following her recent remark stating that she had spoken against the ideology of Hindutva and not Hinduism.
Clarifying her stance today, Mufti drew a clear distinction between Hindutva and Hinduism, emphasising that the former is a religion promoting values of secularism, love, and compassion, similar to Islam.
BJP leader Ravinder Raina on Sunday condemned PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's 'controversial' statement comparing the situation of minorities in India to that of Bangladesh, calling it "unfortunate" and "treason."
"...Today, I am afraid that the situation which was during 1947, we are being taken towards that direction. When the youth talk of jobs, they don't get it. We don't have good hospitals, education...They are not improving the condition of roads but are trying to demolish the mosque in search
Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Ajmer Dargah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that the "secular foundations of the country are being shaken" and that a "Hindu-Muslim rift is being created."
"They (PDP) never thought about the progress and prosperity of the people of J-K. Had they not supported the BJP in 2014, Article 370 would not have been abrogated," Wani said while speaking to reporters.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that instead of questioning the Indus water treatment, we should ask the Indian government to build two power projects to solve the problem of power in the Union Territory.
People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to look into the "abrupt dismissal" of government employees without due process.
"Today was the last day of the assembly session and the way the Speaker of the House behaved and conducted the assembly is reprehensible. Today will be written as a darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir... The Speaker acted as an agent of a particular party... JKNC has a separat
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said that the decision taken by the Central Government in 2019 to revoke Article 370 was not acceptable to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and that there would be a day when the people here would "get their respect back."
BJP MLAs were seen entering the well of the House along with Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh were been marshalled out of the House on the orders of Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather.
The J-K Assembly passed a resolution on restoring the special status to the erstwhile state. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary moved the resolution which sparked uproar and criticism from the BJP legislators.