SRINAGAR : Coming down heavily on Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for arresting separatist leaders to make Prime minister Narendra Modi?s rally possible, opposition National Conference ( NC) working president Omar Abdullah said this has opened the pandora’s box of intolerance which is very scary. The former chief minister was reacting to reports about crackdown on separatists to prevent Million March called by hardline Hurriyat Conference (HC) on November 7 when Mr Modi is addressing a rally here.
Taking to micro blogging site twitter, Mr Abdullah said ”Mufti Syed is right PM’s 7th Nov Srinagar rally will be historic – for the number of people arrested to make the rally possible.”
Mr Sayeed, during a public meeting here yesterday, had said that Mr Modi’s visit to Kashmir will be historic. ”The pandora’s box of intolerance that has been opened in the last few months will resonate for long years to come and that is very scary, The Abdullah added.
After retweeting on the crackdown on separatists ahead of the PM’s visit, Mr Abdullah said ?thus exposing the complete hollowness of Mufti Syed “battle of ideas” slogan!!!! . (UNI)