Srinagar, Dec. 29 -- : National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that India is a secular country where every religion has the right to flourish, and stressed that the Centre must direct states to stop communal disturbances.
Reacting to question on an alleged stone pelting incident at a religious place, Abdullah said that such elements have always existed in society.
"There are such people and they will be there. Evil is there and he will keep doing his work. No one should be afraid of him," he said while speaking to reporters in Srinagar.
Emphasising India's constitutional values, Abdullah said, "We have always said that India is a secular country. It gives permission to ever...