New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The BJP on Sunday slammed PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for cancelling her poll campaign over the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, saying she does not feel sad when an Indian soldier is martyred on the country’s border.
The BJP’s reaction came a day after Mufti announced that she was going to cancel her poll campaign on Sunday “in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza, especially Hassan Nasrallah”.
“Mehbooba Mufti doesn’t feel sad when an Indian soldier is martyred on the border. But if any Nasrallah dies in Lebanon, she feels very sad. What kind of message does she want to send out,” former Union Minister and BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain told PTI video when asked for comment.
Hussain, however, said that India also wants peace in the world and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is appealing that the war should end.
At the UN General Assembly, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also appealed for peace, he added.
“But Mehbooba Mufti does not mourn for the people of the country. If something happens abroad, she is very sad about it,” the BJP leader charged.
Suspending her election campaigns, the PDP chief earlier posted on X, “Cancelling my campaign tomorrow in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza especially Hassan Nasarullah. We stand with the people of Palestine & Lebanon in this hour of immense grief & exemplary resistance.”
Anti-Israel protests in Kashmir against Hezbollah leader’s killing
Anti-Israel protests continued for the second day on Sunday in several areas of Kashmir against the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon.
A large number of men, women and children — carrying black flags — poured out on roads in Magam in Budgam and Zadibal in the city to protest against the killing, officials said.
They said the protestors were chanting anti-Israel and anti-US slogans, denouncing Nasrallah’s killing in Israeli airstrikes on Saturday.
The protests were by and large peaceful even as a large posse of police personnel maintained vigil to ensure that the demonstrations did not turn violent, the officials said.
Several leaders have condemned the killing even as Lok Sabha member from Srinagar Aga Ruhullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti suspended their election campaigns.
“Cancelling my campaign tomorrow in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza especially Hassan Nasarullah. We stand with the people of Palestine & Lebanon in this hour of immense grief & exemplary resistance,” Mufti posted on X.
Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari also condemned the killings in Lebanon.
“Israel’s ongoing airstrikes on Lebanon are causing heavy casualties and massive destruction. Innocent civilians are suffering the most from this violence.
“The lack of any effective response from the international community is alarming, and the silence of world leaders worsens the situation. I stand in solidarity with the victims and pay tribute to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other martyrs killed in these aggressive airstrikes,” Bukhari posted on X.
Protests were held in several parts of Srinagar on Saturday as well. Long traffic jams were reported from several parts of the city, including the Khanyar-Hazratbal axis, where most of the protests took place.
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