Farooq Abdullah on Lynching: People Have Become Rabid Dogs, Muslims Are Being Killed in Manner That I Can’t Describe

“This is not the India, we think of. India is of every religion — whether a Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh. Everyone has equal rights," Abdullah stated.

New Delhi, July 20: Criticising lynching and killings of Muslims, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah said that while India belongs to people of ‘every religion’, efforts are being made to ‘change’ it.

Speaking at a condolence meeting  of National Conference legislator Saifullah Mir’s brother in Kupwara on Thursday, Abdullah said,”Communalism is increasing. Today, Muslims are being killed in the rest of country in a manner that I can’t describe. These people have become rabid dogs. They think only they are right.”

Furthermore he stated,“This is not the India, we think of. India is of every religion — whether a Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh. Everyone has equal rights. Efforts are being made to change it. You should pray to God to save us from such forces,” he said. (Also read: Farooq Abdullah Calls For Third Party Intervention to Solve Kashmir Issue, Sparks Political Row)

He also accused forces of destroying peace in the Valley saying,“The forces still exist, they don’t want peace here. They earn their livelihood from it, from our deaths,” he said, adding “These forces don’t want peace between India and Pakistan, they don’t want friendship between India and Pakistan. We are paying the price for this.”