Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Mehbooba Mufti Says Delhi Allegations Undermine Bhagwat’s Unity Claim
Mehbooba Mufti criticized a statement made by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
Bhagwat had said that Muslims are an inseparable part of India.
Mufti said this idea seemed untrue after two Muslim women journalists were allegedly assaulted inside a Delhi police station.
She said the allegation involved people with official authority, rather than only a violent mob.
Mufti argued that police and other protectors should keep citizens safe.
She said minorities may feel especially afraid if authorities are accused of mistreating them.
The assault allegation has not been independently established in the report.
Her comments were made on Saturday.
Mehbooba Mufti said an alleged assault on two Muslim women journalists in a Delhi police station undermined Mohan Bhagwat’s statement about Muslims’ place in India.
Bhagwat reportedly made the statement in the United States, saying Muslims are an inseparable part of India.
Mufti said the incident allegedly involved police personnel, not only outside groups or mobs targeting Muslims.
She accused authorities entrusted with protecting citizens of allegedly using their power to beat, humiliate and intimidate minorities.
Mufti said the alleged incident showed that fear could come from the system when protectors allegedly become perpetrators.
- Who
- PDP president Mehbooba Mufti; RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat; two Muslim women journalists are at the center of the allegation.
- What
- Mufti said an alleged assault inside a Delhi police station made Bhagwat’s statement about Muslims’ place in India seem hollow.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- A Delhi police station; Bhagwat’s cited statement was made in the United States.
- Why
- Mufti said the alleged conduct by authorities showed that minorities could face intimidation from the system itself.
Mehbooba Mufti’s criticism
Bhagwat’s stated position
Muslims’ place in India
Mehbooba Mufti’s criticism
Mufti said the alleged assault made Bhagwat’s assertion that Muslims are an inseparable part of India ring hollow.
Bhagwat’s stated position
Bhagwat’s cited position was that Muslims are an inseparable part of India.
Source of danger
Mehbooba Mufti’s criticism
Mufti said the issue was no longer limited to fanatic mobs and alleged that authorities themselves were involved in beating, humiliating or intimidating minorities.
Bhagwat’s stated position
The article does not provide a response from Bhagwat or the police to Mufti’s allegations.
- Speaker
- Mehbooba Mufti, president of the PDP and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Other figure cited
- Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the RSS
- Alleged incident
- Two Muslim women journalists were allegedly assaulted inside a Delhi police station
- Bhagwat’s cited assertion
- Muslims are an inseparable part of India
- Mufti’s criticism
- She said the allegation showed that authorities could allegedly weaponize their power against minorities
- Timing
- Mufti’s comments were reported on Saturday