'No difference between India & Bangladesh': Mehbooba Mufti on Sambhal row

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday raised serious concerns over the increasing communal tensions in India and the neglect of developmental priorities, drawing parallels between the current situation and that of 1947. Mufti accused the government of promoting division and targeting minorities, claiming that such actions could lead the country back to conditions reminiscent of the partition era.

She said, “Our leaders fought for secularism, and even Mahatma Gandhi gave his life for it. But today, we are being made to fight with each other. I fear that we are being pushed back to the conditions of 1947.”

Mufti also pointed out the lack of job opportunities for the youth and the absence of meaningful development. “Mosques are being demolished in the search for temples. This is what is happening. Look at what happened in Sambhal—people had nothing to do with the incident. Some were working in shops or running carts, and they were shot. Who will speak up? Anyone who does will be thrown in jail, just like Umar Khalid is. There is no hearing, no justice,” she added.