J K News Today
Jammu, January 31
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has strongly condemned a statement emnating from a cleric in Kashmir urging the Muslims in India to demand a separate state for themselves.
In her message posted on the micro-blogging site Twitter , Mehbooba Mufti said : “ I strongly condemn any statement made asking Muslims in India to demand a separate State.”
Though she did not name any one , but it was clearly in response to the statement made by Deputy Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam at a press onference in Srinagar on Tuesday that the Muslims in India should demand a separate nation. He had aid that, “ When Muslims had reached the population of 17 crore, they had got Pakistan, now their number in India is more than that, hence they should opt for a separate state for themselves.”
Mehbooba underlined that “ J&K was neither a party to the partition of our Country nor did we we support division on religious lines. We as a state opted for the opposite but unfortunately are stiull paying the price .”
