After Mehbooba Mufti canceled her campaign in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza, especially Hassan Nasrullah, BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on September 29 questioned her sympathies and highlighted her silence on attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed yesterday, September 29, after Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a ‘precision’ operation in Beirut, Lebanon. Nasrallah is reportedly believed to have been in the building when Israeli forces targeted the Hezbollah central headquarters.
‘These are crocodile tears’
BJP leader Kavinder Gupta, while targeting Mehbooba Mufti, said that the public easily understands ‘crocodile tears’. while talking to news agency YearFormer Deputy CM of Jammu and Kashmir and BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said, “Why is Mehbooba Mufti sad over the death of Hasan Nasrullah? When Hindus are attacked and killed in Bangladesh they maintain silence… These are crocodile tears and people understand the intention behind it…”
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister wrote on Twitter: “Cancelling my campaign tomorrow to show solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza, especially Hassan Nasrullah. “We stand with the people of Palestine and Lebanon in this time of immense grief and exemplary resistance.”
Meanwhile, elections are being held in three phases in Jammu and Kashmir. Voting for 24 seats was held in the first phase on September 18. Voting for the third phase will take place on October 1 and the results will be declared on October 8.
‘A big loss for the Muslim world’
Protest marches were taken out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam and Srinagar on Saturday against the killing of Hasan Nasrallah by the Israel Defense Force (IDF).
Maulana Yasoob Abbas, general secretary of the All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB), called Nasrallah’s death “a great loss to the Muslim world”, ANI reported. He also requested the Shia community of India to observe three days of mourning and hoist black flags. In their homes.
