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Omar Abdullah's ‘80% vs 14%’ counter amid row over Modi's remarks on Muslims: ‘What
kind of threat…?’
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HT News Desk
Apr 22, 2024 05:23 PM IST

Omar Abdullah expresses concern over attempts to create religious tension,

challenges detractors to show evidence of Muslims demanding more than entitled.
National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar
Abdullah on Monday voiced concern over alleged efforts to pit different religious
groups against each other.

J&K National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah during an interview with PTI,
in Srinagar, Saturday, April 13, 2024.(PTI)
J&K National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah during an interview with PTI,
in Srinagar, Saturday, April 13, 2024.(PTI)
Speaking at a public rally in Shopian, Abdullah said, “Statements are being made to
make people fight against each other...attempt is being made to create tension
between different religions.”

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“In other places, it is being said that Hindus are in danger. Hindu population is
80% and Muslim population is 14%. What kind of threat will the 80% have from the
14% population?” he asked rhetorically.
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He challenged detractors to provide evidence of any Muslim demanding privileges
beyond their rightful share.

“We never asked for more than what we're entitled to, never. Show me one Muslim,
who has demanded anything more than what he is entitled to.”

Abdullah's remarks came against the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
controversial speech in Rajasthan's Banswara which drew backlash from the
opposition parties.

Read: BJP defends Modi's remarks on Muslims, says 'resonated with people'
Prime Minister Modi claimed that the Congress party plans to redistribute gold and
hard-earned money to "infiltrators" and “those who have more children” as he cited
former PM Manmohan Singh's speech from 2006.

"Earlier, when their (Congress) government was in power, they had said that Muslims
have the first right on the country's assets. This means to whom will this property
be distributed? It will be distributed among those who have more children.

"It will be distributed to the infiltrators. Should your hard-earned money go to

the infiltrators? Do you approve of this?" he said.

Read: ‘Nakedly communal appeal’: Shashi Tharoor slams PM Modi's ‘wealth to

infiltrators…’ remark

On Monday, the prime minister repeated his allegations against the Congress party
but stopped short of saying that the wealth would go to Muslims.

Addressing an election rally in Aligarh, a constituency with a sizeable Muslim

population, Modi accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of following a policy
of “appeasement” and yet doing nothing to uplift the socio-economic condition of
the community.

"The Congress “shahzade” (prince) says if his government comes, they will
investigate who earns how much and how much property they have. Not only this, he
further says the government will take over the property and redistribute it. This
is what their election manifesto is saying," he claimed, referring to Rahul Gandhi.

"Just think, our mothers and daughters have gold. This is ‘stridhan’ (women’s
property). It is considered sacred, even the law protects it. But now they are
eyeing a change in law and snatching the property of our mothers and sisters,” he
said.

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