Mehbooba Mufti, leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had announced the suspension of her election campaign for a day after Nasrallah died in an Israeli airstrike.
Cancelling my campaign tomorrow in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza especially Hassan Nasarullah. We stand with the people of Palestine & Lebanon in this hour of immense grief & exemplary resistance.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) September 28, 2024
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday announced that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah had been eliminated following a deadly strike on the headquarters of the Lebanese militant group in the southern suburbs of Beirut late Friday. After the elimination of Nasrallah, the Israeli Chief of Staff said, “This is not the end of the toolbox”.
Nasrallah has been associated with Hezbollah since the terror group’s inception in 1982 following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. In 1992, he took over as the leader of the organisation with an aim to make it a hybrid political-military entity.
“The message is simple, to anyone who threatens the citizens of the State of Israel – we will know how to get to them,” he said while addressing the media on Saturday afternoon. The IDF stated that Nasrallah will no longer be able to “terrorise the world”.
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Kavinder Gupta, on Sunday, reacted to Mehbooba Mufti cancelling her campaign in support of Lebanon and Palestine following the death of Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and said that the former CM of the state never takes a stand for issues in her own country.
Former J&K Deputy CM Ravinder Gupta criticised Mufti’s decision, stating, “It’s a good thing you are standing in solidarity, but why don’t you ever take a stand for issues in your own country? When Hindus were being persecuted in Bangladesh, you remained silent.” He further accused Mufti of promoting communal violence and terrorism by supporting such causes, adding, “When Israel was attacked earlier, you didn’t shed any tears, but now these are just crocodile tears.”
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–IANS rs/rad