Farooq Abdullah mentioned the Nationwide Convention has at all times remained secular in character.
Srinagar:
Nationwide Convention (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday accused the BJP and RSS of indulging within the “recreation” of communal politics.
“If anyone is taking part in communal politics in the present day, it’s BJP and RSS. We have now by no means performed this recreation. They’re taking part in and they’ll sink on this recreation,” Mr Abdullah mentioned.
He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of a operate held to pay tributes to his father and NC founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 38th dying anniversary.
Mr Abdullah, Member of Parliament from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, was requested to remark over BJP nationwide normal secretary Ram Madhav’s reported remarks that “Gupkar leaders are resorting to that harmful recreation as soon as once more, this time within the title of Islam”.
On August 22 this 12 months — a 12 months after the stripping of J-Okay’s particular standing — six political events together with the NC, Peoples Democratic Occasion and the Congress introduced that they stood by the ”Gupkar declaration” introduced on August four final 12 months, hours earlier than the Centre’s transfer of revoking Article 370 of the Structure.
The events mentioned they may collectively combat for the restoration of J-Okay’s particular standing underneath Article 370.
Mr Abdullah mentioned the Nationwide Convention has at all times remained secular in character.
“Nationwide Convention has by no means indulged in politics within the title of faith. By no means…it’s our historical past. What was the slogan of Sher-e-Kashmir (Sheikh Abdullah)? He mentioned there was unity amongst Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. Wasn’t it?
“And he turned Muslim Convention into Nationwide Convention as a result of he knew all have been concerned in it. In struggling and in poverty, there are Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and Christians. Then how did we develop into communal in the present day?” he requested.
The NC president was flanked by a number of leaders of the get together together with its vp and his son Omar Abdullah. The leaders paid tributes on the grave of Sheikh Abdullah at Hazratbal on the banks of Dal Lake.
