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‘India belongs to all’: Dr Farooq responds to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

We gained independence with great effort. We have to create a brotherhood to retain this independence,” he told reporters
01:29 PM Jan 18, 2025 IST | GK Web Desk
‘india belongs to all’  dr farooq responds to rss chief mohan bhagwat
‘India belongs to all’: Dr Farooq responds to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
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Srinagar, Jan 18: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday stated the importance of unity, harmony, and progress in India while responding to a 'recent statement by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat'.

Bhagwat on Monday said that the date of consecration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya should be celebrated as "Pratishtha Dwadashi" as the "true independence" of Bharat was established on that day.

An idol of Ram Lalla was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on January 22, 2024, in a landmark event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Bhagwat's remark has evoked scathing criticism from the Congress with party leader Rahul Gandhi claiming it amounts to treason and an insult to every Indian.

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Speaking to reporters at Dargah Sharief Hazrat Khawaja Gareeb Nawaz Moin-ud-Din Chisti (RA) in Ajmer, Dr Farooq Abdullah as per news agency KINS highlighted India’s rich heritage and the need to maintain brotherhood to preserve the nation’s hard-earned independence.

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“India is a great nation, and it belongs to all of us. We gained independence with great effort. We have to create a brotherhood to retain this independence,” he told reporters.

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He expressed hope for an inclusive India, saying, “I hope Mohan Bhagwat and everyone create an India in which we can live with harmony and progress. All of us want that India.”

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The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister also extended his greetings to devotees participating in the centuries-old tradition of taking a holy dip in the sacred Ganga.

“It is a good thing. This tradition has been organized and followed for centuries,” he said, acknowledging the cultural and spiritual significance of the ritual. “My greetings to all those who are there to take a holy dip in the Holy Ganga".