Srinagar, March 28 -- J&K Peoples Conference Senior General Secretary Imran Reza Ansari today strongly rebuffed the "Jannat" remarks made by NC leader Omar Abdullah during a rally in Budgam and asked him to refrain from commenting on religion.

While expressing his utter surprise at Abdullah's remarks, Ansari took to the microblogging site X saying, "During the Budgam rally Omar Abdullah said that these A team B team etc may get certificate of election but they will not get certificate of Jannat. I was taken aback by such comments. I normally try not to react, but since it concerns our religion, I felt compelled to intervene as a keen adherent and student of Islam."

Refuting Abdullah's assertion, Ansari stated, "May I remind Omar Abdulla...