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Srinagar : PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday termed Union Minister Giriraj Singh’s remarks describing former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti as a “terrorist” as “outrageous” and “irresponsible”.
“Giriraj Singh’s remarks calling PDP president Mehbooba Mufti a ‘terrorist’ are outrageous, irresponsible, and beneath the dignity of a Union Minister. Such language against a former chief minister of J&K and a senior Muslim woman leader reflects nothing but prejudice and political intolerance,” Para said in a post on X.
He was reacting to Singh’s remarks that Mufti, who heads the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), “is a terrorist as she has supported terrorists always”.
“Since there was no improvement, we let her go,” he said.
Para said Singh’s remarks reflected his mindset rather than a political position.
“This is not a political statement, it is a reflection of Giriraj Singh’s own mindset,” the Pulwama MLA said.
Mufti courted controversy on Tuesday after she was seen holding the national flag upside down during a protest here against the abrogation of Article 370. (Agencies)
