"We have all along rejected politics based on region, religion or caste, as it is not only alien to our glorious ethos but also to the cherished principles of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah," Rana, who is also a Member of Legislative Council, said at the foundation stone laying of a mini stadium in Nagrota Assembly Constituency.
Criticising the politics of division and hatred, he said those perpetrating and promoting it were doing irreparable harm to the interests of the state and the nation.