Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti (File photo)
New Delhi: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti said that India is going towards the direction, where the nation was in 1947. Condemning the Sambhal incident, where five Muslims were shot dead, she said that when the administration is supposed to improve the quality of life in the country, it is trying to demolish mosques in search of temples. Citing the Sambhal incident, she said that the situation of minorities in India is not different from that of Bangladesh, NDTV reported.
"In Bangladesh, atrocities are being committed on Hindus. If atrocities are committed on minorities in India also, then what is the difference between India and Bangladesh? I don't find any difference between India and Bangladesh," Mufti, the chief of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was quoted by NDTV.
She said, "... Today, I am afraid that the situation which was during 1947, we are being taken towards that direction. When the youth talk of jobs, they don't get it. We don't have good hospitals, education... They are not improving the condition of roads but are trying to demolish the mosque in search of a temple. The Sambhal incident is very unfortunate. Some were working in shops and were shot.”
She reminded the case of Ajmer, saying that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah is where people from all religions offer prayers and it is the biggest example of brotherhood. Now, the administration is trying to dig into it in search of a temple, she said. Recently, a court issued notices to the Archeological Survey of India and the Union government following a petition that demanded a survey of the shrine, claiming that there was a Shiva temple there.