Mehbooba Mufti urges judiciary to take suo-motu notice of Assam CM’s remarks on Muslims


PTI, Jul 16, 2023, 7:51 PM IST

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma blaming Muslims for price rise shows the utter failure of the BJP-led government to control unemployment and inflation.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister added that while the judiciary took action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for raising questions on corruption, it should also take suo-motu notice of Sarma’s remarks.

”Assam CM blaming Muslims for crippling price rise shows BJP’s utter failure on unemployment, inflation and lack of development. Himanta Biswa is openly urging Hindus to forcibly take away even their meagre forms of livelihood — vegetable vendors and kirhana shops.

”While the judiciary took quick action against Rahul Gandhi for raising legitimate questions on corruption, what stops them from taking suo moto notice of the Assam CM’s fire stoking statements…,” Mufti wrote on Twitter.

Responding to reporters’ questions on the high price of vegetables in Guwahati, Sarma recently said, ”Vegetables are not priced so high in villages. Here, the Miya vendors charge us more. Had it been Assamese vendors selling vegetables, they would not have fleeced their own people.” ”I will clear all the footpaths of Guwahati and I urge our Assamese people to come forward and start their businesses,” he had added.

Miya is originally a pejorative term used for Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam. In recent years, activists from the community have started adopting this term in a gesture of defiance.

Opposition parties in Assam have slammed Sarma for his comments, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader of playing communal politics.

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

Incentive fund for SC/ST students of national institutes increased, says Minister Mahadevappa

Terminal 2 of Bengaluru airport gets 4,000 sqft hydroponic green wall

Waqf properties row: JPC Chairman receives over 500 petitions from aggrieved farmers in Karnataka

Asaduddin Owaisi questions Waqf Bill JPC Chairman’s Karnataka visit

Kinnigoli: Truck carrying red stone collides with Auto-Rickshaw; driver injured

UP govt to install 150,000 toilets for Maha Kumbh, set up paying guest facilities

Kavoor Police arrest two notorious cattle thieves

Related Articles More

Kerala CM Vijayan alleges Priyanka contesting Wayanad bypoll with Jamaat-e-Islami support

PM Modi greets BJP veteran L K Advani on his birthday

Congress slams BJP for objecting to colour of Constitution copy carried by Rahul Gandhi

Asaduddin Owaisi questions Waqf Bill JPC Chairman’s Karnataka visit

Felling of trees: What is being done to restore Delhi Ridge? SC asks DDA

MUST WATCH

Gho Pooja in Deepavali Festival

Melukote Deepavali

Ganapathi Co-operative Society Ltd

Udayavani Chinnara Banna 2024

Annapoorna Aahar | Food Places In Mysore


Latest Additions

Kerala CM Vijayan alleges Priyanka contesting Wayanad bypoll with Jamaat-e-Islami support

‘America of your dreams calling’: Biden to Democratic supporters

PM Modi greets BJP veteran L K Advani on his birthday

Geethartha Chinthane – 87: Kunti as a model of courage for women

Karkala: Sr Donalda Pais, headmistress of Arunodaya Special School, passes away

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.