Mehbooba Mufti Slams Centre Over Red Fort Blast, Flags Growing Insecurity And Policy Failures

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti launched a sharp attack on the Central Government alleging that the Novembner 10 Red Fort blast case in the national capital reflects a deepening sense of insecurity across the country and a failure of the Centre's policies in Jammu & Kashmir.

Twelve people lost their lives and several others were injured in the November 10 Red Fort blast in the National Capital. While addressing a Working Group Meeting in Srinagar on November 16, the PDP chief said, "You (Central government) told the world that everything is alright in Kashmir, but the troubles of Kashmir echoed right in front of the Red Fort."

"You promised to make J&K safe, but instead of fulfilling that promise, your policies have made Delhi unsafe. I don't know how many people in the Central Government are true nationalists... If a well-educated youth, a doctor, kills himself and others by strapping RDX to his body, it means there is no safety in the nation. You may get votes by doing Hindu-Muslim politics, but in which direction is the nation heading?"