Check Hindu fringe elements acting in name of Hinduism, says Mehbooba Mufti

Bihar polls did a great job to fringe elements who misused name Hinduism, says Mufti.

New Delhi

: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday demanded that -"fringe elements-" acting in the name of Hinduism should be checked, drawing comparison with elements of ISIS who misuse Islam.

-"Tolerance is the strength of our country and if we don't stop these so-called fringe elements...What is happening in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq... because those are also fringe elements who are misusing the name of Islam’, she said.

-"So in our country there are fringe elements that are misusing the name of Hinduism and they also compare it with nationalism which is worse,-" she added while speaking at a function in New Delhi.

Mehbooba, whose party PDP heads a coalition government with BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, said Bihar elections had done a -"great job-" to the -"fringe elements-" who misused the name Hinduism comparing it with -"nationalism-".

The daughter of state Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed was asked a question how does her party justify when noises including by some Union Ministers of -"go to Pakistan-".

She said -"the mentality is the same, it is the thought process that counts.-"

She referred to late Pakistani Prime Minister Z A Bhutto's quote who had said that India is thriving because of the chaos and noise of democracy.

-"When people are trying to fight a battle with rising prices, don't get onions, and suddenly some people start dictating as to which meat should one consume This is not done. This is not acceptable,-" she said.

To a question whether it was affecting the PDP-BJP alliance in the state that saw death of a young trucker being killed by such fringe elements, she said -"the murderers have been booked and tough action has been taken. This is what counts. Statements can be there but at the end it's the action that counts.-"

As she settled down for the interaction, Mehbooba was asked a question about the possibility of her succeeding her father as Chief Minister, she replied, -"I am not comfortable with this question please. I don't want to think about it. I am working for the people and will continue to do so.-"