Key Takeaways
- PDP leader Iltija Mufti accuses NC of having an understanding with BJP on Waqf
- NC did not bring a resolution against Waqf despite having 50 legislators in the Assembly
- Iltija Mufti questions why NC did not bring a resolution against Waqf, despite other states doing so
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Tuesday accused National Conference (NC) of having an “understanding” with the BJP to remain silent on the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Iltija Mufti questioned why the National Conference (NC) did not bring a resolution against the Waqf (Amendment) Act despite having 50 legislators in the Assembly.
Iltija Mufti asked why the National Conference (NC) did not bring a resolution against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, despite having 50 MLAs in the Assembly. She pointed out that other states like Karnataka, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu had already brought resolutions against Waqf.
She said the ruling government was busy taking photo-ops with Union minister Kiren Rijiju, at Tulip Garden while critical issues like Waqf were ignored.
“They (NC) already have an understanding with BJP that we will not talk about Waqf and will not bring any resolution against it,” the PDP leader alleged.
Iltija also questioned NC for not bringing a resolution against Waqf despite the fact that Jammu and Kashmir is the only Muslim majority state in India.
“It is not just Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir who are looking up to us. It is also Muslims in the rest of the country.. And this (NC) government has terribly let them down. Because you do not want to talk about Muslim,” she said, while accusing the NC of being in love with power.
She also dismissed the NC’s argument that the Waqf matter was sub-judice, saying, “Even Article 370 is sub-judice, yet they claim to fight for it. Why is Waqf an exception?”
Calling the restoration of statehood a “BJP agenda,” she emphasized that PDP’s struggle goes beyond statehood, aiming for the return of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional position.
