NEW DELHI, 18 January 2022, (TON): Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said “getting rid of the BJP will be a bigger development than the freedom struggle against British rule.”

She said “as she accused the BJP of sowing seeds of hatred" among communities.”

The existence of Jammu and Kashmir is in danger under the BJP, the president of the People's Democratic Party said and urged the youth to stand up against the challenges faced by the country by spreading "love and friendship" without feeling intimidated by a party that she claimed uses government agencies to browbeat its opponents.

Ms Mufti said "they have ruined the country in the present situation, one feels insecure and does not know whether he/she will be alive tomorrow. The arrests and raids by ED and other government agencies against the opposition leaders have become the order of the day and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is much worse than the rest of the country.”

"History gives an opportunity to play a role and people of India availed this opportunity to free the country from British rule. Today, we have an opportunity to get rid of the BJP (to save the country). This development will be much bigger than the freedom struggle against British rule as they (BJP) are hell-bent to break this country."