- By Shibra Siddiqui
- Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:02 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
A war of words erupted between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma on Thursday after the latter said the UT was witnessing ‘legislative jihad’. In a scathing reply to the LoP, CM Abdullah said that Sharma was using ‘jihad’ everywhere to prove that Muslims don’t know anything except Jihad.
"He uses the word 'jihad' in everything. He gets angry when some other member talks about his religion. Is he trying to prove that Muslims don't know anything except 'jihad'? This is wrong," Abdullah was quoted as saying by ANI.
Earlier in the day, Sunil Sharma accused National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah and his party of promoting the "two-nation theory". He alleged NC was opposing the right of outsiders to buy land in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Legislative jihad is being used to protect land jihadis here...India is one, anybody from India can come here, if a person from Kashmir can buy land in Maharashtra, why can't a person from Maharashtra buy land in Kashmir?..." Sharma was quoted as saying by ANI.
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“The National Conference had embraced the idea of the two-nation theory--Jinnah's theory,” he added. Citing Shyama Prasad Mukherjee’s Slogan, Sharma said that there was one Constitution, one sign, and one identity.
Sharma further questioned whether the Constitution should be withheld from being implemented in Kashmir simply because Muslims were the majority in the region.
"Are you looking for a different status based on your religion over here? Should the entire Constitution of India not be implemented here just because there is a Muslim majority? We will not let this happen," he said.
This came after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claimed there was a land crisis in Kashmir, citing population concerns.