Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said it seemed there was a race among the Chief Ministers in the country on who could harass the Muslims more.
“A competition is on which model – whether the Gujarat-like model, UP model, Assam model, MP model – needs to be implemented in the country. Chief Ministers are competing with each other on who can harass Muslims more. The Assam CM has gone a step further [in the politics of polarisation],” Ms. Mufti said at a press conference in Srinagar.
The former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister said the Muslims were being provoked to react. “The issues of temples and mosques are being raised so that these people get a chance to execute another episode like that in Gujarat or UP, and start a bloodshed. The British pitted Hindus against Muslims, unfortunately the BJP is doing the same now,” Ms. Mufti said.
