Avtar Bhat
JAMMU, July 1: Maintaining that Narendra Modi Government at Centre will continue to pursue Vajpayee doctrine on Kashmir for restoration of everlasting peace and normalcy in trouble-torn State, BJP national vice president and spokesman, Mukhtar Abass Naqvi today made it clear that no talks are possible with militants and separatists unless they shun the path of violence.
The BJP senior leader who was on a day’s visit to Jammu to inaugurate Party’s Mazdoor Morcha’s two days conference which started here, today in an exclusive interview told Excelsior that BJP is open to dialogue with separatists under the frame work of Indian Constitution provided they shun violence and help in restoration of peace.
Mr Naqvi, while giving a strong warning to militants and separatists said that no one can separate Kashmir from India at gun point. He said Kashmir is an integral part of India and no rebellion will be tolerated. However, he maintained, the BJP is ready to work on Vajpayee doctrine to restore everlasting peace and normalcy in the trouble-torn State.
He said the separatists and Hurriyat should also realize that violence and gun is no solution to any problem and dialogue is the only way out for which the BJP led NDA Government is willing provided they (separatists) shun the path of violence.
Buoyed with party’s performance in recently held Lok Sabha elections in which the BJP got a massive mandate, he said the party will fair well in four States including J&K, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand which are going to elections by end of this year.
“The party cadres are in upbeat mood and BJP is confident to form the next Government in the State as people are fed up with NC led Coalition Government’s misrule of last six years”, he added.
“We have a blue print of winning 44+ seats in the State and BJP without entering into any alliance with any political party will get majority on its own”, he said adding that party not only in Jammu and Ladakh regions, but will also show surprising results in Kashmir valley during the coming Assembly elections.
Maintaining that BJP will rid J&K of dynastic rule, he said till dynastic rule will ends J&K can’t progress. “Lot of money comes from the Centre for the development of the State but where it goes is not known as there is no development in the State”. This money goes either down the drain or in the pockets of few dynasties and BJP wants to rid the State of that, he added.
The people of all the three regions -Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh want development but not the dynastic rule and on the basis of the same party will show good results in Kashmir valley also, he quipped.
There will be surprising results in the State, he said adding after a long time a party got an absolute majority with 282 seats in the country and set all speculations to rest that era of coalition has come to stay in India. But this has set an added responsibility on the party also, he added.
Mr Naqvi said that Ram Mandir and Article 370 were not in BJP’s poll manifesto but these two issues will be settled under the Constitutional frame work only. He said the BJP is at present concerned with other issues which include price rise, development and eradication of corruption. These issues will be taken on priority basis to take nation forward, he added.
He, however, said it is a ground reality that Article 370 has damaged the interests of people in all three regions of the State – Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh regions. The only advantage of it is to those who are crying that it should continue as they have no accountability and funds coming from Centre directly go to their pockets, he added.
He said this is the reason that Mr Modi had suggested a debate on Article 370 as it was the only middle path for its abrogation.
Denying that BJP was evading responsibilities on its commitments, he said the nation runs with Constitution and not the lathis.
Admitting that BJP has not announced its Chief Ministerial candidate for the State as yet, he said that in various other States of the country party jumps into poll fray without nominating its Chief Ministerial candidate. But the party has many trusted faces in the State and they all are known to people, he added.
In response to a question that how BJP can claim return of “good days” when the prices of essential commodities have started sky rocketing, Mr Naqvi said, the performance of Government can’t be judged in one month. “You wait and see the results within three -four months and every thing will be smooth”, he added.
“We have inherited a bad economy from previous UPA Government which ruled the nation for 10 years”, he said, adding “to erase the wrong doings of previous Government we have to take some new and daring steps for progress and prosperity. But you will see results very soon as every thing will be smooth”, he added.
Mr Naqvi said that BJP is not taking the international challenges as an excuse though it is a reality that increasing terrorist violence in Iraq has its impact on global oil market. “We hope with policies of our Government it will be in a position to tide over the crisis and things will be in control very soon”, he added.
The BJP leader said the world believes in Indian market and our economy will be back on rails soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is honestly working in this regard. He is watching every thing with caution and his policies’ impact will be visible soon, he added.
Lambasting Congress for raising a hue and cry over price rise, he said the party is under depression after its shocking defeat but instead of introspecting what were the causes of its defeat the party leadership has not shun its ego.
The party which was knee deep involved in corruption during last 10 years of its rule can’t tolerate a Government working for the betterment of the people so it is raising a hue and cry to mislead public opinion, he added.
Mr Naqvi made it clear that BJP will not take such populous decisions which will put the nation into debt trap. The people have right to express resentment but Modi Government is on right track to solve people’s problems permanently.
He said the greatest step taken by the new Government soon after coming to power was that it tried to improve relations with its immediate neighbours including Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal with whom our relations have strained during the UPA rule.
Terming Narendra Modi a strong leader and Prime Minister, he said unlike Dr Manmohan Singh he will not be run by a remote control. Dr Singh was also an honest man but his remote control was with Congress chief, Mrs Sonia Gandhi and party vice president, Rahul Gandhi, he added.
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