Mehbooba Mufti urges participation in September 29 Delhi protest

Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti has appealed to “secular-minded” people to join a protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on September 29 against what she described as injustices and threats to India’s democracy and composite culture. Mufti said in a video posted on X that the protest had been organised by the Monitoring Committee for Indian Muslims. It is scheduled to take place from 2 p.m.

to 5 p.m., according to her statement. The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir alleged that mosques, shrines and churches were being demolished and that names of Opposition supporters, secular-minded people and Muslims were being removed from voter lists being prepared. She urged people to participate in the demonstration and help protect the country’s democracy, brotherhood and “Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb”, a term she used for India’s composite culture.

Mufti’s appeal was issued on Saturday. The source material did not include a response from the government, election authorities or any organisation named in connection with the allegations about demolitions or voter lists. The Monitoring Committee for Indian Muslims is identified by Mufti as the organiser of the event.

The report does not provide details of the committee’s membership, the expected number of participants or whether authorities have issued any directions concerning the protest. Her call comes as a political appeal rather than an announcement of a new party programme. She asked people who identify as secular-minded to attend the Jantar Mantar gathering and to oppose what she termed “all these injustices”.

No further demands or resolutions planned for the protest were specified in the material provided.