Srinagar: J&K Peoples Conference Senior General Secretary Imran Reza Ansari rebuffed Omar Abdullah’s comments during a rally in Budgam and asked him to refrain from commenting on religious lines.
Expressing his utter surprise at Abdullah's remarks, Ansari took to the microblogging site X, stating, "During the Budgam rally, Omar Abdullah said that these A team B team, etc., may get a certificate of the election but they will not get a certificate of Jannat. I was taken aback by such comments. I normally try not to react, but since it concerns our religion, I felt compelled to intervene as a keen adherent and student of Islam.”
Refuting Abdullah's assertion, Ansari stated, "May I remind Omar Abdullah that only the Almighty Allah will decide who goes to Jannat. That is the essence of our faith, of our religion. Let's not mock religion. Omar Abdullah will not decide who will go to Jannat (Heaven) and who won't.”
Ansari further cautioned Abdullah against commenting on religion and asserted that the days of myths and deception are over.
"I must caution him that the era of astagfirullah - 'la-ila-ha il lalah sheikh Mohammed Abdullah' is over, as is the era of myths surrounding Sheikh Abdullah's name being written on chinar leaves. That deception is simply not possible now."
"Stop acting like a feudal lord and reject the notion that it was your family's turn after the Maharaja. Neither do you possess the knowledge nor do you practice it,” he added