Updated On: 01 October, 2025 03:21 PM IST | Srinagar | PTI
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said that the people chose to not stand up while the national anthem was played was a failure of the government; She was responding to a question about police detaining a dozen youths who were seen sitting while the national anthem was played at the TRC football ground

Mehbooba Mufti. Pic/PTI
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused the BJP of coercing people in Kashmir to stand up for the national anthem at "gunpoint."
She said that the people chose to not stand up while the national anthem was played was a failure of the government.