SRINAGAR: JK Peoples Conference Senior General Secretary Imran Reza Ansari expressed surprise and concern over comments made by Omar Abdullah during a rally in Budgam. He firmly rejected the “Jannat” comments made by the NC leader and urged him to abstain from making remarks on religion.
In a post on X Ansari said, “I was taken aback by some comments made by Omar Abdullah in Budgam during a rally. I normally try not to react. But since it comes within the domain of our religion, I felt as a keen adherent and student of Islam I should intervene.”
I was taken aback by some comments made by @OmarAbdullah in Budgam during a rally. I normally try not to react. But since it comes within the domain of our religion, I felt as a keen adherent and student of Islam I should intervene. During the rally Omar Abdullah said that these…
— Imran Reza Ansari (@imranrezaansari) March 28, 2024
Ansari emphasized that only Allah can decide who enters Jannat and cautioned Abdullah against trivializing religious matters. He said, “Omar Abdullah said that these A team B team etc may get a certificate of election but they will not get a certificate of Jannat. May I tell Omar Abdullah that only the Almighty Allah will decide who goes to Jannat. That is the essence of our faith, of our religion. Please do not make fun of religion. Omar Abdullah will not decide who will go to Jannat and who won’t. I have to caution him the era of astagfirullah- ‘la-ila-ha il lalah sheikh Mohammed Abdullah’ is over and so is the era of myths that Sheikh Abdullah’s name was written on chinar leaves.”
He further added, “You are lucky to have such magnanimous political rivals. They don’t talk about your religiosity. In any other place questions would have been asked. How can you be so audacious when someone could question you on so many things? If you ask me, you have done everything that qualifies for the exit of a person from Islam. We have never touched your personal life. Stop behaving like a feudal. Stop convincing yourself that after the Maharaja it was your family’s turn. And please don’t refer to religion. You neither have the knowledge nor are you a practitioner.”
