Activists of Shiv Sena Dogra Front (SSDF) Tuesday staged a protest here, demanding registration of a sedition case against former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for “speaking the language of Pakistan”.
The protesters were angry over remarks made by Mehbooba onMonday in which she hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringingnuclear bombs in the political discourse.
Led by their leader Ashok Gupta, dozens of SSDF activiststook out the rally from Rani Park here, raising slogans against the PDP chiefand burning her effigy before dispersing off peacefully.
During a rally in Rajasthan’s Barmer on Sunday, Modi hadsaid India is no more afraid of nuclear threats of Pakistan.
“Otherwise every other day they (Pakistan) used to givenuclear threats. What do we have? Have we kept it for Diwali?” he hadsaid.
Responding to Modi’s statement, Mehbooba had tweeted,”If India hasn’t kept nuclear bomb for Diwali, it’s obvious Pakistan’s notkept theirs for Eid either. Don’t know why PM Modi must stoop so low &reduce political discourse to this.”
She was trolled by Twitter users for her remarks.
Gupta said Mehbooba should be “sent to Pakistan tofight elections”.
“A sedition case should be filed against her forspeaking the language of Pakistan,” Gupta told reporters.
“The Election Commission is taking action againstpoliticians for violating the model code of conduct in other states, but hasfailed to act against the politicians here,” he said.
Mufti is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from theAnantnag parliamentary constituency of south Kashmir. Polling began in Anantnagdistrict earlier on Tuesday.
The constituency will go to polls in three phases. Thesecond phase is on April 29 and the final on May 6.