Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 23: Bhartiya Janata Party spokesperson Brig Veteran Anil Gupta today said even before the final tally had emerged both Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah took to twitter claiming endorsement of their stand of restoring status quo ante as before 05 August 2019, though to begin with both parties had proclaimed their sole intention of contesting the elections ‘to prevent BJP from making inroads in Kashmir’.
“Desperate to remain in limelight and hog media headlines through sensational outbursts has forced these leaders to inculcate the habit of putting their foot in the mouth,” asserted Brig Gupta. He said when the successful conduct of the DDC elections and wholehearted participation by the people coupled with no boycott call or terror acts held after abrogation of Article 370 is being hailed as the victory of Indian democracy by the media and intelligentsia across the nation, the interpretation of the same by the Gupkar Alliance was not unexpected.
The politics of Gupkar Alliance has always revolved around hollow slogans, false and broken promises as well as false and manufactured narratives to emotionally exploit the public. “It was on the expected lines that after the results are declared, the parties would interpret the results based on the narrative they want to sell post the elections,” asserted Brig Gupta.
“Having failed to stop the BJP from making inroads in Kashmir despite total polarization and anti-BJP propaganda unleashed by the Alliance, it had no option but to change the narrative towards referendum of demand for restoration of Article 370. Unfortunately their assertion is a false claim as statistics speak to the contrary,” claimed Brig Gupta.
Gupta said while respecting the verdict of the people as far as forming of District Councils is concerned, BJP compliments the Alliance but refutes their assertion of it being an overwhelming support for restoration of Article 370 as the same is imaginary and incorrect.
The total votes polled by the seven party alliance is much less than the votes polled by BJP singularly stated Brig Gupta while quoting the figures as 4,02,011 votes in favour of the alliance and 4,87, 364 votes for BJP alone.
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