Mufti responsible for all intolerance in J&K: Omar Abdullah

Omar said Mufti is pleasing the coalition partner to save his chair.

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National Conference working President Omar Abdullah along with senior party leaders offering special prayers to his grandfather and party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 110th birth anniversary, at Hazratbal, Srinagar on Saturday. (PTI Photo)

Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said apprehensions about the entry of the BJP and the RSS into Jammu and Kashmir proving dangerous had been proved correct as he blamed Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for the “rising intolerance” in the state.

“I believe that Mufti sahab is responsible for all the incidents of intolerance in the state,” Omar told reporters after paying tributes to his grandfather and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 11th birth anniversary.

“We had apprehensions that the entry of BJP and RSS in the state would be a dangerous step and unfortunately our apprehensions have been proved right”.

Omar said Mufti is pleasing the coalition partner to save his chair. “To keep such forces away from the state, we had offered support to the PDP several times after the elections results were out,” the former chief minister said. “But he (Mufti) allied with the BJP. He is doing everything to save his chair”.

Bashaarat Masood

Bashaarat Masood is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express. He has been covering Jammu and Kashmir, especially the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley, for two decades. Bashaarat joined The Indian Express after completing his Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University in Kashmir. He has been writing on politics, conflict and development. Bashaarat was awarded with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2012 for his stories on the Pathribal fake encounter. ... Read More

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