BJP forcing people to stand up for national anthem at gunpoint: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti accused the BJP of coercing Kashmiris to stand for the national anthem at gunpoint, citing recent police detentions as a government failure. She contrasted this with past voluntary respect. Mufti also appealed to authorities to preserve public sports grounds in Srinagar, warning that their conversion could lead youth astray and foster ill will.