Centre's temple survey shows its sole agenda is to change J-K's demography: NC

The National Conference on Thursday said statements emanating from the Centre "plainly endorse" the apprehensions of the people of Jammu and Kashmir that the sole agenda behind abrogation of Articles 370 provisions was to change the demography of the state and affect its socio-religious complexes.

Referring to the recent statement of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy that the government was going to conduct a survey of 50,000 temples in the state, the party said at a time when the people of state were "struggling" for basic amenities, the Centre was "raring to go" for a survey of the temples.

"At a time when the government of India should be busy engaging with the people and making amends to the blunder that was committed on 5 August, it unfortunately is up to something impish," the NC said in a statement here.

The party, while referring to the recent statement of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on allaying the suspicions of Kashmiris, said, "It is rather amusing to see such statements coming from an organisation whose anti-Muslim denomination is not hidden from any one."
The NC asked the Centre to come clear on how it came to the conclusion that there were 50,000 temples in the state