Srinagar, Jan 1: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday condemned those targeting Kashmiris in certain parts of the country, stating they were “treading Hitler’s path” and expressing confidence that these “extremists” would eventually be defeated.
“It is our destiny that there are some people whose aim is something else. They are treading Hitler’s path and want to create a Hitler-type regime,” he told reporters here when asked about recent attacks on Kashmiris.
“But Hitler vanished; he shot himself. Nazism ended there, and a time will come here as well when these extremists will go away,” the former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir added.
As the new year began, Abdullah prayed for peace and improved relations with India’s neighboring countrie
“The new year has begun. God should send rain and snow to ease our difficulties. I pray that peace prevails in our country, and that we become friends with neighbors so that we can emerge out of these difficulties,” he said.
Commenting on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s participation in the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khalida Zia, Abdullah emphasized the importance of strengthening India-Bangladesh relations.
“It is good. Bangladesh is our old friend, we have to take the friendship forward and make it stronger,” he stated.
Regarding the translation of the Constitution of India into Kashmiri, the National Conference chief noted that it had been translated into the language many years ago as well.
