BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur delivered a sharp attack to PDP leader Iltija Mufti’s comments over a doctor blowing himself up, accusing her of creating a “shameful and dangerous attempt to glorify terrorists and mislead Kashmir’s youth.” Thakur said it was disturbing that certain MLAs and MPs were defending individuals responsible for the killing of 12 innocent people, instead of standing with bereaved families. He argued that objections to anti-terror operations—particularly the demolition of terrorist hideouts—send a poisonous message that emboldens radicalisation. Thakur said political families push poor children toward violence while their own children live abroad, study in elite institutions, and return to positions of power. Citing scholar Maulana Waheeduddin Khan, he stressed that terrorism, suicide attacks and killing of innocents are unequivocally forbidden in Islam. Thakur accused traditional political dynasties of repeating the same mistakes that fuelled past radicalisation before Article 370’s abrogation. Urging people to reject such politics, he said Kashmir must prioritise peace, progress and the protection of its youth. Concluding, he remarked that leaders who admire terrorists should first “send their own children to that path before lecturing Kashmiris.”