Sajad Lone criticises NC leaders’ ‘hate speeches’ during elections

Srinagar, Jan 15: People’s Conference (PC) President and MLA Handwara, Sajad Lone has strongly criticised leaders of the National Conference (NC) for their alleged hate speeches during elections, saying those are in contrary to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a post on X, Lone accused them of creating an atmosphere of hostility and violence through their rhetoric.
Referring to the aftermath of the “no clouds in the sky” speech by the Chief Minister, the PC chief said that thousands of speeches made by NC contestants, many of whom are now MLAs, surfaced on social media. He claimed that these speeches contained venomous and inflammatory content, portraying their political opponents as enemies of Muslims and inciting communal hatred.
“I heard some of them. I shivered. I wonder how we are alive,” Lone remarked, emphasising the dangerous impact of such statements. He alleged that these leaders worked to create circumstances that could lead to political killings, in a place where past utterances have resulted in violence.
Reiterating his stance on political assassinations, Lone said, “It is the evil mouth and the even eviler brain that sums up the anatomy of a political killing. The one who presses the trigger is, as a rule, a dispensable brainwashed idiot.”
He further said that his social media team has been directed to compile a digital list of such speeches. “The people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve to know what their leaders said during elections and what they are saying now,” he said. (KNS)