BJP will destroy country's constitution: Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

The BJP will destroy the countrys Constitution and replace the tricolour with a saffron flag former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on SaturdaySpeaking at a function to mark the seventh death anniversary of her father and former Union home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed the PDP chief also said no country can win a war against its own peopleHe Sayeed had this belief that even if a country was powerful it cannot win a war against its own people Had this not been true then America would not have withdrawn from Vietnam or Bangladesh would not have separated from Pakistan she said at the event in Bijbehara area of south Kashmirs AnantnagMufti attacked the BJP saying it will replace the countrys national flag with a saffron flagAlso read JampK Major setback to Ghulam Nabi Azad 17 of his party leaders return to CongressWe want to tell the people of our country that the BJP which eroded our constitution in 2019 will destroy the constitution of this country in the time to comeThey BJP snatched our flag and in the times to come they will snatch the Tiranga for which the people of the country gave their blood They will replace the Tricolour with a saffron flag the PDP president saidShe said the BJP has not only eroded Jammu and Kashmirs constitution but has also bulldozed the constitution of India By abrogating Article 370 they eroded the countrys constitution as well she addedThere was a time when a court ruled against then prime minister Indira Gandhi Mufti said adding Today our chief justice says the courts are afraid of granting bail You have to see the difference Then a court ruled against a PM now they are afraid of granting bail to innocentsSimilarly she said when riots took place the media used to question the government but today the media is afraidIf todays media would have talked then Stan Swamy would not have died in the jail The media would have seen how Jammu and Kashmir has become a military garrison There are troops everywhere she saidThe PDP president said the party does not have any differences with the Army and they have done their job but asked if the situation had improved then why not send the troops back to barracksIf the BJP says that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved then send the troops back to barracks Then AFSPA should be withdrawn However you are doing quite the opposite You are bringing more troops you are arming the people here How will this workWhich India are you trying to make This is not the India which Sayeed used to talk about His face used to light up when he used to talk about India she saidHe said many people ask if Sayeed would have been alive what would he have doneHad he been there then his heart would have broken This is not his India This is Godses India We have not joined with this India but with MK Gandhis Jawahar Lal Nehrus and Abul Kalam Azads India she saidAccusing the BJP of destroying institutions Mufti said people are being oppressed youth are being arrested and employees sackedBut I want to tell people do not lose hope Sayeed would not have lost hope I want to tell my workers dont lose hope she addedMeanwhile Muftis daughter Iltija Mufti said there was a huge difference between the India where she was brought up and the todays IndiaMother Marys statues were vandalised at many places when Christmas was celebrated This is not Gandhis India but Godses she said while replying to a reporters question about her mothers remarks that the country today is not the same to which Jammu and Kashmir acceded toThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever