"We strongly condemn the alleged forcible conversion of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh and the claim of Sangh Parivar to convert hundreds of thousands of more Muslims and Christians to Hinduism. It is a direct assault on the rights of the minorities in the country," senior PDP leader and MP Tariq Hameed Karra said.
Addressing road-side election meetings in Hazratbal Assembly segment here, he said India was a secular country and religion a matter of personal preference.
"The Sangh Parivar is apparently in a hurry and is taking advantage of BJP's ascendance to power to convert India into a Hindu Rashtra, an objective that would be resisted by all right thinking people in the country," he said.
Karra said the Sangh has similar designs for Jammu and Kashmir also but the PDP is emerging as the first choice of the people which would ensure that the diverse and inclusive character of the State is preserved at any cost.