Author: PTI
Publication: Rediff on Net
Date: July 2, 2005
URL: http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/02mufti.htm
Taking exception to Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed describing Hari Parbat as
'Koh-i-Maran', the Bharatiya Janata
Party on Saturday accused the coalition government of supporting 'talibanisation'.
"The BJP is of the opinion that
the Congress party is giving full support to the People's Democratic Party
(of Mehbooba Mufti) that has been systematically destroying the symbols
of historical importance and talibanising everything in Kashmir," state
unit BJP vice president and spokesperson Hari Om told reporters in Jammu.
The BJP claimed to have 'definite
information' that a few days ago, officials from the state and New Delhi
held a meeting in Srinagar about a proposal to change names of some landmarks
in the state.
Sayeed had on June 20 described
Hari Parbat as 'Koh-i-Maran' and a ministerial colleague of his had called
Shankaracharya Hill 'Sulaiman Teng', Hari Om said, adding that the BJP
rejected outright Pradesh Congress Committee chief Peerzada Sayeed's assurance
that there was no proposal to rename the two hills.
