New Delhi: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday stirred controversy by stating that had a shooting like the one in New Zealand’s Christchurch taken place in India, the leadership would have politicised it while indulging in war-mongering and covertly supporting attacks on Muslims.
Mehbooba tweeted:
Admire how New Zealand PM conducted herself & addressed the media post #christchurchnz attacks. Clearly stating that there is no place for such terror attacks & that NZ is a home to all the migrant communities regardless of their religion. Respect for such leadership qualities.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 15, 2019
We all have a lesson or two to learn from it. Had the same incident happened here, the leadership would have politicised it, indulged in war mongering and covertly supported attacks on muslims.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 15, 2019
A white supremacist, apparently livestreamed the deadly assault was arrested Friday in connection with the deadliest incident of violence in New Zealand in over seven decades that claims the life of 49 people, including an Indian while many others sustained injuries at two mosques.
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New Zealand’s PM Jacinda Ardern said police have taken four people into custody over the gruesome shootings, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirming that at least one attacker is an Australian citizen.
[source_without_link]ANI inputs [/source_without_link]