LoP Sharma slams PDP chief, terms ‘Martyrs’ Day’ as ‘Traitors’ Day’

Jammu, Mar 03: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Sharma launched a scathing attack on former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, rejecting the observance of “Martyrs’ Day” in Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking to KNS, Sharma, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, termed it “Traitors’ Day” and blamed the Congress for allowing the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to commemorate it as “Yom Shohada”.
“Mahbooba Mufti Sahiba, what is called Martyrs’ Day, we call it Traitors’ Day. It was the mistakes of Congress that allowed NC and PDP to celebrate it as Yom Shohada. The king of the state who gave banks, schools, hospitals and flood channels, was betrayed. Those who insulted and killed him can never be considered martyrs,” he said.
Taking a dig at Mufti, he invoked freedom fighters and war heroes. “Bhagat Singh Ji, Shaheed Major Somnath Sharma, Shaheed Maqbool Sherwani, Shaheed Brigadier Rajinder Singh—these are true martyrs. Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba, I think you will not find even three MLAs, nor three panchayat members to support this now. This chapter is closed, it is history now,” he remarked.
The BJP leader in his message to the PDP chief said, “Mehbooba Ji, please listen to my advice—sit inside and watch TV.”