Farooq Abdullah accuses Prime Minister Modi of spreading fear during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah, also a sitting MP representing Srinagar, at an election rally in Srinagar’s Khanyar area on Saturday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategy to create fear among Hindus to end his grip on power extend.

Dr. Farooq, who addressed the crowd in support of NC’s Lok Sabha candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, paraphrased the Prime Minister’s comments and alleged that Modi was trying to create fear among Hindus by suggesting that their traditional symbols like mangalsutras would be confiscated and sold for the benefit of Muslims.

“We will not stoop to snatching mangalsutras from our mothers and sisters,” Dr Farooq stated, implying that he disagreed with Modi’s narrative.

Dr. Farooq further criticized Modi’s rhetoric and stated, “He is promoting hostility between Hindus and Muslims and baselessly accusing Muslims of having more children. Parenting is a divine blessing. How can he understand it if he has not experienced it himself? “

The veteran NC leader accused Modi of cultivating division in the nation and expressed his opposition to such tactics. “We pray for his demise. His claims are false,” Dr Farooq stated.

Dr. Farooq, who has stepped down from contesting the Lok Sabha elections citing health reasons, highlighted Modi’s shift in focus from issues affecting the common people. “He initially focused on concerns such as the price of essential goods and unemployment. However, during his tenure, the cost of living has soared,” Dr Farooq said, highlighting the discrepancy between Modi’s promises and the reality faced by citizens.

On the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Farooq criticized the appointment of non-local officials to key administrative positions. “From senior police officials to deputy commissioners, they are all outsiders. We must resist and show our rejection of the decisions taken on August 5, 2019,” Dr Farooq asserted.

On August 5, 2019, the government abrogated Article 370, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and reorganizing it into Union Territories.

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