Leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hits out at Iltija Mufti for calling Hindutva a “disease”
Bareilly: On Sunday, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the head of the Bharatiya Janata Party, criticized Iltija Mufti, the leader of the People’s Democratic Party, for referring to Hindutva as a “disease.” He said that a reminder of “Sanatan culture” was necessary for people who were ignorant of the nation’s “sanskriti and sanskar.”
“Hindutva is desh ki ‘sanskriti’ hai, ‘sanskar’ hai… and those who are unaware of the ‘sanskriti and sanskar’ of this country definitely need to be given a message about Sanatan culture once again,” Naqvi said.
He said that Hindutva conveys the idea of bringing all sectors of society together and advancing inclusive thought.
Regarding the inquiry, Hindutva conveys the idea of bringing all facets of society together and advancing inclusive thought. Giving any information about this is not necessary,” he said.
Some individuals have acquired a fear of Hindutva, and those who do so need to learn more about it. “They ought to comprehend,” Naqvi said.
PDP politician Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, provided an explanation for her “controversial” tweet earlier on Sunday in which she strongly criticized “Hindutva” and referred to it as a “disease.”
Following a rumored video of an assault on young Muslim boys who were made to shout “Jai Shri Ram,” the PDP leader referred to Hindutva as “a disease” that has “afflicted millions of Indians & sullied a God’s name.”
“Ram the deity must hang his head in shame & watch helplessly as minor Muslim boys are whacked with chappals only because they refuse to chant his name,” she said on Saturday.
Mufti clarified her position on Sunday by drawing a clear line between Hindutva and Hinduism, accusing the latter of being an “ideology of hate” and highlighting the former as a religion that, like Islam, promotes secularism, love, and compassion.
“Hinduism and Hindutva vary greatly from one another.
Veer Savarkar propagated the hate ideology known as Hindutva in India in the 1940s with the intention of establishing Hindu hegemony. The belief was that India belonged to and was for Hindus. Similar to Islam, Hinduism encourages compassion, love, and secularism. Therefore, we shouldn’t purposefully misrepresent it,” she stated.
The phrase “Jai Shri Ram” is being exploited to incite hatred, Mufti further said, rather than embodying the principles of “Ramrajya.”
