Farooq Abdullah's comments on Pakistan and Kashmir draw flak
· India · Times of India, News18
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah declared in Baramulla that Pakistan had 'saved' Kashmiris by keeping the issue alive internationally, while cautioning that Pakistan's intentions were otherwise not good, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP which called the remarks seditious and anti-national, and referenced the 1947 tribal invasion and the Chittisinghpura massacre where 36 Sikhs were killed in south Kashmir on March 20, 2000, during Bill Clinton's visit, noting a judicial inquiry found five accused shopkeepers were killed rather than perpetrators, with Omar Abdullah remaining silent on his father's remarks
Why it matters
The comments risk inflaming India-Pakistan tensions and could embolden separatist narratives, directly affecting Kashmir's political discourse and national security concerns
Read the original report — Times of India
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