SRINAGAR, Apr 23:
Launching a vitriolic attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘mangalsutra’ remarks, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said “our religion does not tell us to look down at other religions” and added that a Muslim can never snatch the mangalsutra of Hindu women.The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said “it is unfortunate that our PM said such a thing”.
“Our religion Islam tells us to treat everyone equally. Our religion does not tell us to look down at other religions. It tells us to respect other faiths like we respect our own faith,” Abdullah told reporters here.
“It will never happen that a Muslim will snatch the mangalsutra of a (Hindu) mother or sister. (If anyone does), he is not a Muslim. He does not understand Islam then,” he added.
Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara on Sunday, Modi claimed, “The Congress’ manifesto says they will calculate the gold with mothers and sisters and then distribute that property. They will distribute it to whom. Manmohan Singh’s government had said that Muslims have the first right on the country’s assets.”
Abdullah said Islam does not preach disrespect for any religion.
“Islam teaches me that if you kill one person, mind it, you have killed humanity. I am also a Muslim and the Quran does not teach me to hate Hindus. I love Hindus as much as I love Sikhs and Muslims. I feel when they will progress, we will also progress and this nation will also progress,” he added.
On the BJP’s agenda of ‘One Nation,
