Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, two top political leaders in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, have termed the Indian government’s move to notify rules for controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) a bid to target Muslims and sway voters on hate-politics.
According to Kashmir Media Service, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah in a statement in Srinagar said, “The Parliament passed the CAA in December 2019. Notifying rules ahead of the Lok Sabha polls speaks volumes about BJP’s intention towards Muslims living in the country. It’s a religious card ahead to meet nefarious designs”.
He said that the BJP was selectively targeting Muslims in the CAA. “It’s BJP’s age-old tactic. The BJP was aiming for 400 seats but the situation has made them realise that they will face the wrath of people. This forced the BJP to notify CAA”.
People’s Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti in a post on X while condemning the Modi government’s move said, “Seventy-seven years after Partition, BJP is still wedded to the concept of two nation theory. To further their agenda, they have thus implemented CAA to create another partition among our people”.
Mehbooba Mufti said this sudden urgency in its implementation, despite the case being pending in the Supreme Court was a desperate attempt to divert attention from its all-round failures and engage people in hate politics.
“I appeal to all communities, especially Muslims not to walk into their trap,” she said.—KMS
