Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that renaming of places of historical importance was a gimmick to deflect attention from real issues like poverty.
In a series of tweets, Mehbooba said that ‘name changing’ was an attempt to distort the history.
“At a time when our country is witnessing rising agrarian distress and unemployment, crores still live without a roof on their head . Name changing seems to be a mere gimmick to deflect attention from the real issues,” tweeted Mehbooba.
At a time when our country is witnessing rising agrarian distress and unemployment, crores still live without a roof on their head . Name changing seems to be a mere gimmick to deflect attention from the real issues. 1/2
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) December 25, 2018
Fail to understand what purpose would it achieve? Will it help in alleviating poverty or addressing inflation? Instead attempts are being made to distort history. 2/2
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) December 25, 2018
“Fail to understand what purpose would it achieve? Will it help in alleviating poverty or addressing inflation? Instead attempts are being made to distort history. 2/2,” she said in another tweet.
