BJP flays Mehbooba for equating Bangla minorities with India – Times of India
JAMMU: J&K BJP leaders Sunday demanded action against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her remark comparing the condition of minorities in Bangladesh with those in India, calling it “anti-national.”Addressing party workers recently in Jammu, Mehbooba asked people to stand up to counter BJP’s alleged attempts at polarisation and asked if there was any difference between Bangladesh and India.Reacting to violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, Mehbooba drew parallels between the row over survey of the mosque there and the atrocities being committed against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.“Our Hindu brothers are facing oppression in Bangladesh. But what is the difference if we treat minorities here the same way? Ours is a great country, known worldwide for its secular character,” she said.Crit...