Omar Abdullah crticises BJP, labels CAA implementation as 'Ramadhan gift' for Muslims

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took a jibe at the ruling BJP for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) days before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Abdullah sarcastically said that the CAA notification was the "Ramadan gift" for the Muslims by the BJP.

"They have given a Ramadan gift to the Muslims of the country by notifying the CAA. We regret it," he said.

"It was passed in 2019, but notifying the CAA (rules) just a few days before the bugle of elections is to be blown, perhaps it makes it clear what the aim is. They (BJP) were saying that after the (construction)



of the Ram Temple, they cannot lose. But perhaps they feel that their position is weak and that is why they have to use these new weapons," Abdullah was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Abdullah said it was evident that the BJP wants to use religion in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

"The Muslims have always been a target of the BJP, which is not something new for the party. Even in the CAA, the Muslims have been made a specific target. This is not new politics for the BJP, this has been their approach before as well," he said.

The Centre on Monday implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act five years after it was passed in Parliament.