Centre 'playing with fire' in Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba

The Centre is "playing with fire" in Jammu and Kashmir by "implementing" BJP's agenda through Governor Satya Pal Malik, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged Wednesday, accusing New Delhi of "trying to break the Muslim-majority character" of the state.

She alleged that the Central government, through the governor, is taking decisions which are against the people and the common sentiment of Jammu and Kashmir.

"The whole country and the Centre should accept that this (J-K) is a Muslim-majority state and the decisions should only be taken after taking care of the sentiments of the larger community as well as the minorities," Mehbooba told reporters at a press conference here.

Referring to the governor administration's decision to grant a division status to the Ladakh region, the former chief minister, said, "We had warned the government that if you selectively create a division, the consequences would be grave."