Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah expressed hope on Thursday, January 2, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not succumb to pressure from any quarters and continue the yearly tradition of sending a “chadar” to the Ajmer dargah.
“You cannot separate religion from politics. We say that there
should be a separation of the church from the State, but that does not happen. Votes are being sought in the name of religion, politics is done in the name of religion. This is a reality that we should accept. (However), I hope that the prime minister does not succumb to any pressure and sends a chadar to Ajmer,” Abdullah told reporters here.