People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday compared the situation of minorities in both India and Bangladesh and said she didn’t find any difference.
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister expressed concern over the incidents of violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal and the controversy surrounding the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
"Today, I am afraid that the situation, which was during 1947, we are being taken towards that direction,” Mufti said, pointing out the recent claims on mosques and shrines.
The PDP leader targeted the BJP-ruled governments over unemployment and poor roads while terming the incidents in Sambhal as unfortunate.
“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,” she said.
Violence erupted in Sambhal on November 24 during a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid, killing four people and injuring many others.
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Meanwhile, on November 27, a civil court in Ajmer issued notices to the dargah committee, the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), after a petition was filed, claiming that the dargah was originally a Shiva temple.
Commenting on this, Mufti said the dargah has been the biggest example of brotherhood. "Ajmer Sharif Dargah where people from all religions offer prayers, is the biggest example of brotherhood. Now they are also trying to dig into it to search for a temple."
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Comparing the atrocities being committed on the religious minorities in India and Bangladesh, the PDP chief said she couldn’t find any difference between the two countries.
"In Bangladesh, atrocities are being committed on Hindus. If atrocities will be 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,” she said.
Bangladesh has been witnessing violence against the Hindu community and attacks on temples ever since the Sheikh Hasina government was collapsed following massive countrywide protests.
