Delhi: Independent MLA of Jammu
and Kashmir Sheikh Abdul Rashid, of whom
ink was thrown in the national capital on Monday, 'saluted' Pakistan's founder
Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
"We believed in the India of
Mahatma Gandhi not of Togadia and Hindu Mahasabha. I salute Jinnah that he
created a separate Pakistan because he knew that they will not let Muslims live
in India,” he said.
“Mr Modi should say sorry to the
nation,” he added.
Meanwhile, a handful of activists
allegedly belonging to a right-wing organisation blackened the face of
independent MLA of J&K Assembly using paint, ink and mobil oil protesting
against his hosting a beef party in Srinagar earlier this month.
Popularly known as 'Engineer
Rashid', he was holding a press conference at Press Club along with relatives
of the two truck drivers who were burnt by a mob at Udhampur in Jammu region on
October nine.
One of the victims - 19-year-old
Zahid - died at Safdurjung hospital yesterday morning.
As he finished his press conference,
he was held at the gate of the Press Club by some TV journalists for a
one-to-one interview when some activists shouting slogans "gow mata ka
apman, nahi sahega Hindustan (India will not tolerate any disrespect
to cow)" pounced on him and painted him with black colour, mobil oil and
blue ink, as per PTI.
Two people were detained by the
police and whisked away to Parliament Street Police station while Rashid had to
take refuge inside the Press Club till additional force came in.
On October 08, Rashid was thrashed
by some BJP legislators in the J&K Assembly for throwing a beef party,
triggering an uproar from the Opposition which staged a walkout.
As BJP MLAs assaulted him, several
NC and Congress MLAs had rushed to save him.
On the other hand, BJP MLA
Ravinder Raina had said Rashid had hurt the sentiments of Hindus.
Rashid, the legislator from Langate,
had hosted the beef party in the lawns of MLA hostel, with the guests being
served beef kebabs, 'ristas' (meat balls) and beef patties.
(With PTI inputs)
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