Political, religious groups criticise J&K administration’s order on ‘surya namaskar’

“To deliberately force them to do so by issuing directives is mischievous,” it said.”The Muslims of J-K are respectful of all religions and believe in harmonious coexistence, but will never yield to any pressure, if and when there is any interference in matters related to their faith, it said in a statement.”The recent open call to genocide of Muslims of India at a religious conference in Haridwar and the silence of the state in this regard is a shocking case of bigotedness and discrimination against Muslims, which has become the order of the day, it alleged.The amalgam asked the administration to desist from issuing such orders in the future.Former chief ministers — Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti — and various political parties also criticised the order.”Why should Muslim students be forced to do anything, including yoga, to celebrate Makar Sankranti? Makar Sankranti is a festival & to celebrate it or not must be a personal choice. Would the BJP be happy if a similar order was issued to order non-Muslim students to celebrate Eid?” Abdullah, the National Conference vice president, wrote on Twitter.Mehbooba, who is also the PDP president, said the Centre’s misadventures aim to collectively humiliate Kashmiris.GOIs PR misadventures aim to demean & collectively humiliate Kashmiris. Forcing students & staff to perform surya namaskars by issuing orders despite their obvious discomfort with imposition of something laden with religious connotations gives an insight into their communal mindset, Mehbooba said in a tweet.Peoples Conference (PC) president Sajad Gani Lone also criticised the directive, saying the administration was undoing what liberal Muslims had earned.



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