Salute Rahul Gandhi for Bharat Jodo Yatra: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti. File Pic

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said she salutes Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for undertaking the Bharat Jodo Yatra to strengthen secularism and promote unity in the country.

She claimed that the foundation of secularism has taken a hit in the last seven-eight years.

The former J and K chief minister also appreciated the gesture of Rahul Gandhi to pay tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

"We salute Rahul Gandhi for undertaking Bharat Jodo Yatra to unite India and strengthen and nurture secularism and brotherhood in this country," Mehbooba told reporters at the party headquarters here.

She lambasted the BJP-led central government for weakening and 'tearing apart the secular foundation of the country.

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"The foundation of secularism and brotherhood in India has been shaken and worsened in the last seven-eight years," she said.

About Gandhi paying tributes to Vajpayee, the PDP chief said, "It is a good gesture to even pay respects to your opponents. This is the beauty of this country to even pay tributes to opponents, whether dead or alive. However, this is missing now.

Mehbooba also paid tributes to Vajpayee on his birth anniversary and said he always looked above politics.

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