Click to play videoNew Delhi: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's reported praise for Narendra Modi has sparked off a political row in Kashmir with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah slamming her for her comments. Even though Mufti said that she never praised Modi as claimed by BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, Omar Abdullah criticised her for making a u-turn on the issue.
The PDP chief, pushed on the defensive after Omar Abdullah took up the issue on Tuesday, said that she has been misquoted by Sushma Swaraj.
"It's all baseless. It is very unfortunate that the Leader of Opposition has misquoted me," she said.
While criticising Mufti, Abdullah said, "It's surprising that she denied praising Modi when she knows very well that others heard her."
Omar said that she should just admit what she said. "It would be much more graceful to accept her praise of Modi rather than calling Sushma Swaraj a liar," he said on Twitter.
Taking on Omar for his comments, she said, "I did not praise Modi. It's been taken out of context. For us, Modi remains the same. Omar pounces on issues, why did he not pounce then, we were in the same meeting."
Speaking at Modi's fast, Sushma had said on Monday that it was great that even rivals like Mehbooba Mufti are praising the Gujarat Chief Minister.
"If Advani praises him (Modi) it is out of love, if I praise him it is out of duty. But when rivals like Mehbooba Mufti praise him, it is great," Swaraj had commented.
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