Modi accuses National Conference of communalising politics in J&K

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday accused the National Conference of communalising politics in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after its patron Farooq Abdullah said Modi voters should jump into the sea.

"I want to tell Farooq Abdullah (that) secularism is not only in our constitution but also in our veins," Modi said in a statement on his official web site.

He slammed the Abdullahs for the exodus of Hindus from the Kashmir Valley.

Hitting back at Farooq Abdullah, Modi said the "biggest harm on secular fabric" was done in Jammu and Kashmir due to the politics of "your father, yourself and your son".

Farooq Abdullah is the patron of the National Conference, while his son Omar Abdullah is the party president and also the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

"It is due to your politics and the politics of your son that Kashmir is the only land from where Pandits were removed solely for their religion. The land of Sufism and harmony has been made communal due to your politics," Modi said.

Abdullah said Sunday that Kashmir wouldn't be part of an India that is "communal" and that those who "vote for Modi should jump into the sea".