Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 2: PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti’s outrageous claim that the BJP is making people in Kashmir stand for the National Anthem at “gunpoint” is a brazen lie, a provocation, and yet another chapter in her politics of appeasement.
In a strong statement, issued here, today, BJP State secretary, Pawan Sharma it said is shameful that a former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir is stooping so low as to insult the very National Anthem that binds 140 crore Indians together. This statement is not just irresponsible-it is anti-national in character. By mocking the honour of Jana Gana Mana, Mehbooba Mufti has once again revealed her mindset that thrives on creating division, sowing unrest, and playing into separatist hands.
The BJP does not need guns to inspire patriotism. The people of J&K stand proudly for the National Anthem because they love this nation, respect its martyrs, and honour the Constitution. It is Mehbooba Mufti who has historically thrived on politics of fear, appeasement, and soft-separatism, and today her frustration is making her attack the very symbols of national pride, he said.
“I strongly condemn this poisonous rhetoric. I want to remind Mehbooba Mufti that no political desperation will be allowed to demean the Tiranga or the National Anthem”.
The days when separatist propaganda could hold Kashmir hostage are over, he said, adding under Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, a new era of nationalism, unity, and peace is flourishing in J&K.
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