Mehbooba Mufti says Aryan Khan being 'targeted' because he is Muslim

She also claimed that Muslims are targeted to please the core vote bank of the BJP

Aryan Khan (Credit: AFP Photo) and People Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti (Credit: PTI Photo).

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was being targeted by the central agencies just due to his surname, claiming that Muslims are targeted to please the core vote bank of the BJP.

"Instead of making an example out of a Union Minister's son accused of killing four farmers, central agencies are after a 23-year-old simply because his surname happens to be Khan. Travesty of justice that Muslims are targeted to satiate the sadistic wishes of BJP’s core vote bank," Mehbooba tweeted.

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She was referring to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra, who is accused of mowing down farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh last week.

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