Srinagar, May 3: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday lauded Pahalgam terror attack victim Lt Vinay Narwal’s widow Himanshi for her appeal for communal harmony, saying the country should draw inspiration from her, a press release said.
Mentioning Himanshi Narwal’s “don’t want people going after Muslims and Kashmiris” comment, Mehbooba sought to corner National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah for his alleged remarks to a section of media that attacks like the one in Pahalgam on April 22 cannot happen without local support.
The PDP president said Abdullah’s remarks were not only “misleading” but also “fatal”, especially at a time when students and traders from Jammu and Kashmir were highly vulnerable and prone to attacks after the Pahalgam incident that left the nation grieving and outraged.
“Farooq Sahab’s statement implicating Kashmiris in the Pahalgam terror attack is deeply disturbing and regrettable. As a senior leader, that too as a Kashmiri, his statement risks fuelling divisive narratives providing ammunition to certain media channels to further stereotype and stigmatise Kashmiris and Muslims,” Mehbooba said in a post on X.
“We should draw inspiration from Himanshi Narwal, who, despite the martyrdom of her husband, urged Indians not to blame and target Kashmiris or Muslims,” she added.
On Thursday, Himanshi Narwal, who got married to Navy officer Lt Narwal just a week before she lost him in the April 22 terror attack, said, “We don’t want people going after Muslims and Kashmiris. We want peace and justice. People who have done wrong with him should be punished.”
