Mehbooba Mufti expressed concern over the condition of Muslims during a heated Waqf law debate in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. She criticized Omar Abdullah for his stance and advised the NC to emulate Tamil Nadu's approach to protect Muslim interests.
There was an atmosphere in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the Waqf law. On Monday (April 7), the matter escalated so much that there was a scuffle between the Congress and BJP legislators and the situation reached the blow. Former CM and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has reacted to this. "I am saddened by what happened in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today. The condition of Muslims all over the country is bad and after that NRC and CAA laws were brought. When this did not fill their minds, the support of Waqf was also taken away from the Muslims. "
"I'm afraid that..."
He further said that now Muslims will not even get a graveyard, such is the situation. I fear that Muslims will be forced to cremate their bodies in the absence of a graveyard as part of their homecoming," he said. The PDP chief further said, "Despite Jammu and Kashmir being a Muslim-majority state, the government here did nothing. Farooq sahib should have called an all-party meeting. We should have also gone to Delhi and talked to Muslims across the country. On the contrary, Omar Abdullah was seen in the Tulip Garden greeting the minister who put a waqf bill knife on the throat of Muslims. "
"I apologise to the Muslims of this country.
Mehbooba Mufti also said, "I apologize with shame to the Muslims of the country that we could not talk about those Muslims who rejected two national views." When there was a strike in Kashmir over Operation Blue Star, couldn't you stand up for Muslims today?"
We should learn from Tamil Nadu government: Mehbooba Mufti
"It is extremely disappointing that the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has rejected the resolution on the Waqf Bill. Despite getting a strong mandate, the government has completely succumbed to the anti-Muslim agenda of the BJP, which is trying to appease both sides. The National Conference (NC) can take a cue from the Tamil Nadu government, which has strongly opposed the Waqf Bill. In Jammu and Kashmir, the only Muslim-majority region, it is worrisome that the supposedly people-centric government does not even have the courage to debate this important issue. "