Abdullahs’ and Muftis’ though wage war for power in Jammu & Kashmir the only muslim majority state of the country but they come on same page when it comes to the securing of their individual and party interests with any ruling regime in Delhi. Mehbooba Mufti though takes pride in undoing the actions of both Farooq Abdullah the president and vice president of National Conference but she expressed no reservations in saying “nothing wrong with shouting Bharat Mata Ki Jai” last week when asked to react on Farooq Abdullah’s “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” shouts at a BJP conclave called to tribute former Prime Minister Attal Bihari Vajpayee. Surprisingly both Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti despite though take pride in claiming the representative character as elected chief ministers but they never dared to shout “Bharat Mata Ki jai” in any election rally or public meeting to prove their contention only fringe elements not comprising more than 5% are opposed to their allegiance to India’s mainland politics.
Mehbooba Mufti showing desperateness to Farooq Abdullah on his shout “ Bharat Mata Ki Jai” are well understood by the people in Kashmir who never and never will allow them to shout slogans which people of India’s mainland politics shout in other parts of the country. The reasons for Kashmiris unwillingness to shout such slogans can be best explained by Abdullahs’ and Muftis’.
Knowing that not even their one political follower is ready to shout “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” with them in any election rally or public gathering both Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti try to settle political scores with the incumbent government in Delhi by saying “nothing wrong in shouting Bharat Mata Ki Jai”. Before saying “nothing wrong in shouting Bharat Mata Ki Jai” Mehbooba Mufti should have dared to shout such a pro-India slogan in any public rally in Kashmir valley and Chenab valley and Pir Panjal areas of Jammu province. Selling the public mandate in the political market of Delhi is the only commonality Abdullahs’ and Muftis’ show to capture power in Jammu & Kashmir. One recent attempt of selling the Kashmir’s public mandate for power was demonstrated by Mehbooba Mufti on the demise of former Prime Minister Attal Bihari Vajpayee when she took a delegation of more than 15 PDP MLAs to Delhi for participation in the last rites of Vajpayee. Question can be asked when no BJP chief minister choose to take along a team of ministers for legislators to participate in the last rites of late Vajpayee what prompted Mehbooba Mufti to take along with her a delegation of more than 15 MLAs to Delhi for participation in Vajpayee’s last rites. So Mehbooba Mufti showing desperateness to Farooq Abdullah on his shout “ Bharat Mata Ki Jai” are well understood by the people in Kashmir who never and never will allow them to shout slogans which people of India’s mainland politics shout in other parts of the country. The reasons for Kashmiris unwillingness to shout such slogans can be best explained by Abdullahs’ and Muftis’.
