Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, Sept 12: Holding the Union and State Govts responsible for pushing the State into a vortex of violence, Chairman of JKNPP and former minister Harshdev Singh said that BJP in particular owed an explanation to the people of the country for having brought disaster in Kashmir valley with open space to anti- nationals and subversives and imposition of restrictions on the security forces.
Addressing public rally at Khoon in Majalta today, Mr Singh said that the appeasement policy followed during the last 18 months resulted in emboldening the Separatists and subversive elements with situation ultimately having gone out of the control of the State Govt. He said the huge mis-match between BJP’s rhetoric and its actions with respect to Kashmir had deeply antagonized the nationalist forces all across the country.
Asserting that anti- national movement in Kashmir gained momentum during BJP rule, NPP leader said that militants support base had widened with Pak appeal having increased manifold. He said that BJP rule witnessed escalation in militancy related incidents in the Kashmir Valley, large scale border incursions and infiltrations, countless pro- freedom rallies, spurt in incidents of waving of Pak flags and ISIS flags besides dishonor of national flag. He said that the situation which was almost normal prior to the last elections had fastly deteriorated during the past with BJP actively toeing PDP line.
Lambasting Dy Chief Minister for his highly irresponsible statement on the dreaded terrorist Burhan Wani, NPP leader said that it had not only exposed the political opportunism of BJP leaders but also had a demoralizing effect on morale of security forces. He further deplored the highly incongruous and irreconcilable statements being issued by different BJP leaders from different platforms in a vain bid to hood-wink the people. Flaying the BJP for politics of deceit and duplicity, he said that no amount of political gimmickry could help it camouflage it its real face and character.
Others who spoke on the occasion included Sanjeet Khajuria, Dharam Singh Bittu, Jagdev Singh Jagga, Rajesh Sharma, Makhan Lal Sharma, Tara Singh, Karnail Singh, Basharat Ali, Pritam Sharma, Baldev Singh Mankotia and Nirmal Kesar.
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