Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 11: The National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today accused the administration of harassing his party workers and spreading fear among people so that the BJP could win elections.
“The police are calling elders and youths and then tells them they are with Hurriyat and others. In reality, they are trying to create fear among you,” Abdullah said addressing a public rally in the Hazratbal area of the city here.
Abdullah asked the people to fear only God. “We do not have to fear them as tomorrow they will be under your feet, their pride will go away. I want to tell LG to stop harassing people. If you think that by using police to harass our people, you (BJP) will win elections, then you will lose the elections by such things,” he added.
The NC president said the BJP would lose the elections in the entire country. “Not only in J&K, but you will lose polls in the entire India, I can give you in writing. Then, you will have to pack your bags and return to where you came from,” he said.
Abdullah asked the LG to stop using the police to harass NC workers.
“God is watching how you (BJP) are using your agencies to try to suppress us in the entire country, but you do not know his power is very strong. His power drowned Pharaoh, so he can drown your power too,” he added.
Abdullah said that ruling BJP was trying to create fear among Hindus, staying away from the issues of the common people that propelled him to the top post in 2014.
“Modi is trying to create fear among Hindus and to create that fear, he is telling them that your mangalsutras will be taken away and sold to give money to Muslims,” he said adding, “Are we such bad people that we will snatch mangalsutras from our mothers and sisters?”
“When Modi came to power in 2014, he used to raise the issue of the price of LPG cylinders. The price of a domestic gas cylinder was Rs 400 at that time. He used to raise the issue of price rise, unemployment. Ten years have gone by and what is the price of a gas cylinder now? It is Rs 1,100. Diesel prices have risen, cooking oil prices have gone up, the prices of vegetables, mutton etc. have increased. He installed smart metres that run even when there is no electricity,” he added.
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