PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention over the simmering communal tension in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar.
“Right wing fanatics and lumpen elements in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi, are openly baying for the blood of Muslims and how rivers of blood will flow tomorrow on Eid. Understandably, this has caused considerable panic and anxiety amongst many Muslims families who have fled to escape the impending violence,” Mufti said in a post on X.
Right wing fanatics & lumpen elements in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi are openly baying for the blood of Muslims & how rivers of blood will flow tomorrow on Eid. Understandably this has caused considerable panic & anxiety amongst many Muslims families who have fled to escape the…
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 20, 2026
She urged the prime minister and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene “before the situation worsens, leading to loss of innocent lives”.
Communal tension has gripped the Uttam Nagar area since the death of 26-year-old Tarun, who was killed in a clash between his family and their neighbours in the JJ Colony area on Holi on March 4. The violence broke out after water from a balloon thrown by a girl from Tarun’s family splashed on a woman from his neighbour’s family, according to police.
