‘No difference between India and Bangladesh’: Mehbooba Mufti’s remark sparks row

Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti sparked a political row after she compared.

The situation of minority communities in Bangladesh to that of minorities in India, implying that there is ‘no difference’ between the two countries. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief’s statement was condemned by several BJP leaders, who urged the J&K government to take action against her, terming her remarks ‘anti-national’.

“In Bangladesh, atrocities are being committed against Hindus. If atrocities are committed against minorities in India also. Then what is the difference between India and Bangladesh? I don’t find any difference between India and Bangladesh,” Mufti said while speaking to her party workers in Jammu on Sunday.

Mufti’s statement came amid the ongoing protests against Hindu religious leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh.

Speaking with reference to the controversy over the Sambhal mosque survey, the PDP chief said, “The Sambhal incident is very unfortunate. Some were working in shops and were shot. Ajmer Sharif Dargah, where people from all religions offer prayers and is the biggest example of brotherhood, they are also trying to dig into it to search for a temple”.

She claimed that the country was returning to the situation of 1947. “We are being taken in that direction (1947). When young people talk about jobs, they don’t get it. We don’t have good hospitals or education. They are not improving the condition of roads but are trying to demolish the mosque in search of a temple,” the former Chief Minister claimed.