Alleging that New Delhi is trying to divide Muslims on regional lines and in different sects in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said ‘the Centre was playing with fire by implementing BJP’s agenda through Governor Satya Pal Malik’.
“When PDP was in coalition government with the BJP in J&K, it didn’t allow them (BJP) to implement their agenda in J&K,” Mehbooba, who was the chief minister of the state, said while addressing a press conference at her Gupkar residence here on Wednesday.
She alleged now the Centre was implementing BJP’s agenda through its appointed Governor in the state.
“By various orders passed by the Governor, the Centre is trying to divide Muslims on regional lines and in different sects (Shia and Sunni). The Centre is playing with fire. There is a notion that they want to disempower the Muslims of the state,” Mehbooba said.
Hitting out at the Governor, Mehbooba said that the people’s sentiments were not taken into consideration while taking decision to create a separate division for the Ladakh region. “The decisions taken by Governor are against the sentiments of Kashmir. This is a Muslim majority state and the government has to keep the sentiments of the people, both majority and minority communities, here, into consideration,” she said.
“The government has ignored Chenab valley. Central government has hand in these decisions,” she added.
Reacting on agitation following setting up of the administrative headquarters of newly-created Ladakh division in Leh, Ms Mehbooba demanded rotational headquarters between Kargil and Leh to calm down the protesters and to accommodate the aspirations of people of the region.
The PDP president said the BJP didn’t allow her party to implement the Forest Act which is applicable across the country.
“BJP didn’t allow us to implement the Forest Act which is applicable across the country. Somehow they want to alienate the Muslim majority of the state,” she alleged.(UNI)