Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, on Sunday, said that radical elements are attacking a particular religion in an attempt to win polls by dividing people on communal lines. He said this at a time when the Karnataka hijab ban has agitated the nation.

Speaking to reporters in Pulwama today, he said, "Everyone has the right to wear and eat as s/he wishes and is free to practise his/her religious beliefs. There are some radical elements who are attacking a religion in an attempt to win polls by dividing people on communal lines."