NEW DELHI: Explaining his decision to call off the election campaign for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir polls, National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday said that this protest was to express solidarity with Palestinians after the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah .
While talking with ANI News Agency, the MP said that the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was a great loss.
Mehdi said, "...They want to break the spine of the Palestine resistance, they want to weaken it. His (Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah) martyrdom caused a grave loss to the resistance...They are fighting Israel for their existence and Israel is trying to weaken it...This is a great loss...He was a great power against Israel, he had provided strength to the resistance...This (calling off election campaign) was a protest, we also wanted to express solidarity with them. People of J&K understand the injustice done by Israel to Palestine...People of J&K have always stood with the people of Palestine..."
Like Jammu and Kashmir's former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, Mehdi also suspended their election campaigns to express condolences for Nasrallah's killing.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes. The chilling operation, which took place in the dense southern suburbs of Beirut, was a direct result of a covert tip-off from an Iranian mole embedded deep within Hezbollah’s ranks, according to a report.
Earlier, Mehbooba Mufti announced on Saturday that she was cancelling her poll campaign in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon.
“Cancelling my campaign tomorrow (Sunday) in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza, especially Hassan Nasrallah. We stand with the people of Palestine & Lebanon in this hour of immense grief & exemplary resistance,” she posted on X.
After her post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday sharply criticized Mufti for canceling her poll campaign in response to the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, accusing her of "votebank politics" and being "pro-militant."
While talking with ANI News Agency, the MP said that the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was a great loss.
Mehdi said, "...They want to break the spine of the Palestine resistance, they want to weaken it. His (Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah) martyrdom caused a grave loss to the resistance...They are fighting Israel for their existence and Israel is trying to weaken it...This is a great loss...He was a great power against Israel, he had provided strength to the resistance...This (calling off election campaign) was a protest, we also wanted to express solidarity with them. People of J&K understand the injustice done by Israel to Palestine...People of J&K have always stood with the people of Palestine..."
#WATCH | Budgam, J&K | On the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, National Conference (NC) MP, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi says, "...They want to break the spine of the Palestine resistance, they want to weaken it. His (Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah) martyrdom caused a… pic.twitter.com/5OrnAITn6E
— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2024
Like Jammu and Kashmir's former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, Mehdi also suspended their election campaigns to express condolences for Nasrallah's killing.
Calling off my campaign.
— Ruhullah Mehdi (@RuhullahMehdi) September 28, 2024
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes. The chilling operation, which took place in the dense southern suburbs of Beirut, was a direct result of a covert tip-off from an Iranian mole embedded deep within Hezbollah’s ranks, according to a report.
Earlier, Mehbooba Mufti announced on Saturday that she was cancelling her poll campaign in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon.
“Cancelling my campaign tomorrow (Sunday) in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza, especially Hassan Nasrallah. We stand with the people of Palestine & Lebanon in this hour of immense grief & exemplary resistance,” she posted on X.
Cancelling my campaign tomorrow in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza especially Hassan Nasarullah. We stand with the people of Palestine & Lebanon in this hour of immense grief & exemplary resistance.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) September 28, 2024
After her post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday sharply criticized Mufti for canceling her poll campaign in response to the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, accusing her of "votebank politics" and being "pro-militant."
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