Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti launched a sharp attack on the Central Government alleging that the Novembner 10 Red Fort blast case in the national capital reflects a deepening sense of insecurity across the country and a failure of the Centre’s policies in Jammu & Kashmir.
Twelve people lost their lives and several others were injured in the November 10 Red Fort blast in the National Capital.
While addressing a Working Group Meeting in Srinagar on November 16, the PDP chief said, “You (Central government) told the world that everything is alright in Kashmir, but the troubles of Kashmir echoed right in front of the Red Fort.”
“You promised to make J&K safe, but instead of fulfilling that promise, your policies have made Delhi unsafe. I don’t know how many people in the Central Government are true nationalists… If a well-educated youth, a doctor, kills himself and others by strapping RDX to his body, it means there is no safety in the nation. You may get votes by doing Hindu-Muslim politics, but in which direction is the nation heading?”
She further alleged that divisive politics has taken precedence over national security. “You may get votes by doing Hindu-Muslim politics, but in which direction is the nation heading?” she asked.
“I don’t know if the people in Delhi understand this, or do they think that the more Hindu-Muslims division there is, the more bloodshed there will be, the more polarisation there will be in the country, the more voters they will get? I think they should think again. The country is much bigger than a chair,” she said.
She said that “somewhere, that poisonous environment is also responsible for the youth of Kashmir taking a dangerous path”.
“I want to say again to the youth who do this that what you do is wrong in every way. It is dangerous not only for you, but it is also dangerous for your family, for Jammu and Kashmir, and for the whole country. You are taking such a big risk because you are ruining your loved ones’ lives. The lives of many innocent people are at stake. This has been hurting me a lot for the last few days” Mufti said.
