Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Central government, blaming it for the failures that led to the November 10 Red Fort blast, which killed at least 12 people.
She said the explosion at the Red Fort was a clear reflection of the deepening sense of insecurity across the country and a failure of the Centre’s policies in Jammu & Kashmir.
Twelve people were killed and several others were injured when a massive explosion took place at the Red Fort in the national capital.
She took a swipe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying, “You (the 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 questioned.
She said that “divisive politics has taken precedence over national security. You might secure votes by doing communal politics, but in which direction is the nation heading?”
“I don’t know if the people in Delhi understand this, or do they think that the more Hindu-Muslim division there is, the more bloodshed there will be, and 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, this poisonous environment is also responsible for the youth of Kashmir taking such a dangerous path.”
“I want to say again to the youth who choose this path that what you are doing is wrong in every way. It is dangerous not only for you, but also for your family, for Jammu and Kashmir, and for the whole country. You are taking a big risk and 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.
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