Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday that embracing Taliban-ruled Afghanistan while targeting Muslims of India is a stark reminder of the internal hypocrisy of the ruling BJP in New Delhi.
Mufti’s remarks were made in the wake of the visit of Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and the BJP-led government’s initiatives to normalise ties with Kabul.
“In the name of ‘love jihad’, ‘land jihad’, vote jihad’ and ‘cow jihad', the BJP has repeatedly targeted its own Muslim population propagating narratives that demonise them. At the same time, India, the mother of democracy under the BJP has decided to embrace Taliban, the harbinger of jihad,” Mufti wrote on X. She said India has chosen to extend all kinds of aid to rebuild Afghanistan, including offering educational scholarships, to Afghan students.
“While fostering good relations with Afghanistan may be strategically important, it raises a glaring contradiction –– India’s own Muslim population who have contributed to the nation’s independence, identity and progress are being systematically marginalised,” said Mufti. The BJP’s withdrawal of scholarships for Muslim students and closing madrasas “is a stark reminder of this internal hypocrisy,” she added.
Mufti, who was chief minister of the erstwhile state of J&K in the coalition government with the BJP between 2016 and 2018, said maintaining international relationships is vital, but the foundation of a stable and harmonious nation lies in fostering trust, respect and equality within its own borders, particularly with its minority community. “Hope Bulldozer Baba is listening!” she wrote alluding to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Muttaqi received a rousing welcome at Darul Uloom Deoband in UP.
Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti also targeted the visiting Taliban minister for not allowing female journalists at the press conference and castigated the GoI for accepting their conditions.
“For Taliban women serve no purpose and are treated like broodmates. Far from calling them out on this ridiculous discrimination the Indian government is pandering to their strange discriminatory demands of keeping press briefings off limits for women journalists,” Iltija wrote adding, “This isn’t courtesy, its odious capitulation. Women are one half of humanity. Deal with our presence or shun public life. India doesn’t welcome you.”
Mufti’s remarks were made in the wake of the visit of Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and the BJP-led government’s initiatives to normalise ties with Kabul.
“In the name of ‘love jihad’, ‘land jihad’, vote jihad’ and ‘cow jihad', the BJP has repeatedly targeted its own Muslim population propagating narratives that demonise them. At the same time, India, the mother of democracy under the BJP has decided to embrace Taliban, the harbinger of jihad,” Mufti wrote on X. She said India has chosen to extend all kinds of aid to rebuild Afghanistan, including offering educational scholarships, to Afghan students.
“While fostering good relations with Afghanistan may be strategically important, it raises a glaring contradiction –– India’s own Muslim population who have contributed to the nation’s independence, identity and progress are being systematically marginalised,” said Mufti. The BJP’s withdrawal of scholarships for Muslim students and closing madrasas “is a stark reminder of this internal hypocrisy,” she added.
Mufti, who was chief minister of the erstwhile state of J&K in the coalition government with the BJP between 2016 and 2018, said maintaining international relationships is vital, but the foundation of a stable and harmonious nation lies in fostering trust, respect and equality within its own borders, particularly with its minority community. “Hope Bulldozer Baba is listening!” she wrote alluding to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Muttaqi received a rousing welcome at Darul Uloom Deoband in UP.
Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti also targeted the visiting Taliban minister for not allowing female journalists at the press conference and castigated the GoI for accepting their conditions.
“For Taliban women serve no purpose and are treated like broodmates. Far from calling them out on this ridiculous discrimination the Indian government is pandering to their strange discriminatory demands of keeping press briefings off limits for women journalists,” Iltija wrote adding, “This isn’t courtesy, its odious capitulation. Women are one half of humanity. Deal with our presence or shun public life. India doesn’t welcome you.”
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