BJP Leader Kavinder Gupta Criticizes Mehbooba Mufti Over Hezbollah Leader’s Death
Jammu/Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 29: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kavinder Gupta criticized People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti for her reaction to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Gupta called her response “crocodile tears” and questioned her empathy.
Mufti had canceled her election campaign on Sunday for the third phase of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, expressing solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza, especially Hassan Nasrallah. Gupta, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, questioned Mufti’s silence on the attacks and killings of Hindus in Bangladesh, urging her to speak on humanitarian grounds.
“Why does Hassan Nasrallah’s death pain Mehbooba Mufti? When Hindus in Bangladesh are attacked and killed, they are tight-lipped. Today, when the commander of Hezbollah gets killed, they cancel the campaigning for one day. These are crocodile tears and people understand the intent behind this. This kind of conspiracy will lead to nothing; we should speak on the lines of humanity,” Gupta said.
Earlier, BJP leader and spokesperson Altaf Thakur also criticized Mufti, accusing her of playing a “religious card” and calling it an “election stunt” for appeasement. Thakur condemned any kind of war and criticized Mufti’s style of appeasement.
On Saturday, PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had decided to cancel her election campaign, stating that she stands with “the people of Palestine and Lebanon in this hour of immense grief” following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
“Cancelling my campaign tomorrow in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza, especially Hassan Nasrallah. We stand with the people of Palestine and Lebanon in this hour of immense grief and exemplary resistance,” Mufti said in a post on X.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed the killing, stating, “Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world.” The ongoing conflict in Gaza has escalated with repeated strikes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, raising concerns and calls for a ceasefire.
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BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party. It is one of the major political parties in India.
Kavinder Gupta -: Kavinder Gupta is a leader from the BJP. He is a politician who speaks for his party.
Mehbooba Mufti -: Mehbooba Mufti is the chief of the PDP, which stands for People’s Democratic Party. She is also a politician in India.
Hezbollah -: Hezbollah is a group in Lebanon that has its own army and is involved in politics. They are often in conflict with Israel.
Hassan Nasrallah -: Hassan Nasrallah was the leader of Hezbollah. He was killed in an airstrike by Israel.
Crocodile tears -: Crocodile tears means pretending to be sad when you are not really sad.
Lebanon -: Lebanon is a country in the Middle East, near Israel and Syria.
Gaza -: Gaza is a small region near Israel where many Palestinians live. There is often conflict there.
Bangladesh -: Bangladesh is a country to the east of India. It was part of India before 1947.
Altaf Thakur -: Altaf Thakur is a spokesperson for the BJP. A spokesperson talks to the public and media on behalf of their party.
Religious card -: Playing the religious card means using religion to gain support or to criticize others.
Israeli airstrike -: An Israeli airstrike is when Israel uses its air force to attack targets from the air.
Ceasefire -: A ceasefire is an agreement to stop fighting for a certain period of time.
