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Under attack over pro-Pakistan slogans and flags being waved at a rally addressed by hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on Thursday said it was “not acceptable” and “will not be tolerated”.
Hours after the rally on Wednesday, Sayeed had received a phone call from Home Minister Rajnath Singh asking him to take “immediate and stringent” action against the law breakers.
“We will not tolerate anyone raising slogans like ‘Pakistan zindabad’ on Indian soil. There can be no compromise on national security. Politics cannot impinge on national security,” Rajnath told Sayeed.
Separatist Masarat Alam, accused of waving the Pakistani flag, today denied the act but said it was a representation of the feelings, aspirations and sentiments of the people across Kashmir. “There was a welcome programme for Geelani. Some youth had (Pakistani) flags there. Why should I be held responsible for it?” Masarat said.
There were nationwide protests against today demanding that Masarat and others be arrested.
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