SRINAGAR, Sept. 6 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Spokesperson Altaf Thakur on Saturday launched a sharp attack on National Conference (NC) and People's Democratic Party (PDP), accusing them of politicizing the recent Hazratbal emblem controversy and inciting public sentiments for political mileage.

Thakur's remarks come days after a video went viral showing a group of individuals vandalizing the national emblem (Ashoka Pillar) installed on a foundation stone at the revered Hazratbal shrine. The act drew widespread condemnation, with J&K Waqf Board Chairperson Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi calling it a "direct assault on faith" and a deliberate attempt to create unrest.

Thakur defended the Waqf Board's decision to install the emblem as p...