Former Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has blamed former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud for his ”dangerous choice,” which she claimed has led to searches in mosques and will push the nation in direction of division as the muse of secularism is being shaken. The previous Jammu and Kashmir chief minister mentioned these actions are being carried out to divert public consideration from points like growth and jobs to divisive subjects.
“I need to say that considered one of our former chief justices of India has completed a really dangerous factor for this nation by giving a choice relating to the Gyanvapi Mosque that enables motion to be taken wherever a grievance is raised,” Mufti mentioned. “This may lead the nation towards division. It’s dragging us towards bloodshed, as we noticed in some incidents in Uttar Pradesh, the place 4 or 5 harmless folks had been caught within the chaos,” she mentioned.
Referring to a earlier Supreme Courtroom choice to take care of the established order of all non secular locations, Mufti mentioned, “That is regardless of the 1991 Supreme Courtroom judgment, which clearly said that the standing of all non secular locations as they existed in 1947, be it temples or mosques, should not be altered.”
“Sadly, the previous chief justice handed a judgment that has led to a scenario the place Shivlings are being looked for in each mosque. This interference has even prolonged to sacred Muslim websites like Ajmer Sharif, which holds significance for Hindus as effectively,” she added.
The PDP chief mentioned that extra Hindus go to Ajmer Sharif to hope and search blessings than the Muslims. “This shrine is over 800 years previous. If this pattern continues, I concern they may quickly begin looking Muslim properties,” she mentioned.
Earlier on Wednesday, a court docket in Ajmer issued notices to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and the Ajmer Dargah Committee looking for their response to a petition that sought a bodily survey of the dargah.
Pointing to the worsening scenario over such points, the previous chief minister mentioned, “This may lead the nation towards division.” “It’s dragging us in direction of bloodshed, as we noticed in some incidents in Uttar Pradesh, the place 4 or 5 harmless folks had been caught within the chaos,” she added.
Expressing her considerations concerning the state of the nation, Mufti mentioned, “If this continues, God forbid, we might return to the circumstances of partition in 1947.”
Referring to the secular foundations of the nation, she added, “Allow us to not overlook that leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi ji, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and Sardar Patel constructed this nation on the muse of secularism. Now, these very foundations are being shaken. Hindus and Muslims are being pitted towards one another.”
She additionally criticized the federal government. “They don’t have any jobs to supply, no good faculties or hospitals, and no assist for farmers. As an alternative, by creating Hindu-Muslim conflicts, consideration is being diverted from these urgent points,” she mentioned. The PDP chief concluded by stating that the function of one of many former chief justices has been “extraordinarily damaging” on this regard.
