Omar Abdullah calls bjp 'anti-Muslim'…?
National Conference (NC) vice-president omar abdullah termed the BJP-led government at the Centre as 'anti-Muslim' and said, "This is the first government since independence in which there is not a single Muslim minister, despite the country having 14 per cent Muslim population." omar abdullah countered BJP's allegation of National Conference being 'soft separatist' and asked, "Then why did 4000 to 4500 of their party workers, party officials, MLAs and Legislative Council members lose their lives in the last 35 years?"
'The first government in which there is no Muslim minister'
While campaigning for his party candidate Javed Rana in Mendhar, kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir, Abdullah said in a public meeting that this is the first government since independence in which there is no Muslim minister, whereas Muslims constitute 14 per cent of India's population. The home minister, who will come here and seek votes from Muslims, should be asked why we do not have any representative in the central government?
Continuing his attack on the bjp, Abdullah said the Sikh community, which has a population of two per cent, has a representative in the government, while Muslims, which have a population of 14 per cent, have not been given the same right. He said you could not find a single Muslim face to represent us. Will we vote for this bjp which is locking our mosques, schools and madrasas, demolishing shops of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh and asking our girls to remove hijab before coming to school. He said will the bjp seek votes for this. What has it done for us?
Abdullah spoke on BJP's allegations
The former chief minister of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir also responded to bjp calling the National Conference 'soft separatists'. He said if it wants to call us soft separatists, then it is fine. But why were our 4,000 to 4,500 workers, office bearers, MLAs and Legislative Council members killed in the last 35 years? If we were following Pakistani or terrorist agenda and weakening the country, then who is responsible for the death of these 4,500 people? On BJP's allegations that NC is following the agenda of terrorists and Pakistan, Abdullah said that there is a difference between BJP's claim and ground reality. Criticising bjp for 'lack' in development efforts, he said that he wants to question the home minister about BJP's boast of 'double engine government'.
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