Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 27: Bali Bhagat, senior BJP leader and former Minister, asserted that the NC and Congress Alliance had only brought death and destruction to Jammu and Kashmir in the last more than 65 years of their rule in the country as well as in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reflecting on historical contexts, Bali Bhagat highlighted the policies of the Congress and National Conference (NC) alliance, which, over the past six decades, he claimed, only brought devastation to Jammu and Kashmir. He criticized the introduction of a separate flag and separate Constitution through controversial Article 370 and later introduced 35A, asserting that these measures sowed division rather than unity.
Bali Bhagat highlighted the steadfast advocacy of the Jan Sangh, Praja Parishad, and BJP for the rights of the people of Jammu, advocating for a unified vision of One PM, one Nation, One Flag, and One Constitution. He accused the NC and Congress of fostering communal division between Jammu and Kashmir.
Highlighting the aftermath of the Indira-Sheikh Accord in 1975 and Rajiv Gandhi-Farooq Abdullah accord in 1986, the BJP leader said an increase in anti-national activities and the perpetuation of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir under their Governance. He attributed the birth and sustenance of terrorism in the region to the policies of the NC and Congress, citing a toll of 42,000 lives lost due to separatist movements fuelled by Article 370.
During the NC-Congress regimes, Bali Bhagat lamented a period marked by unrest, including frequent shutdowns, stone pelting, and the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. In contrast, he credited the BJP with eradicating terrorism from the Kashmir Valley and initiating a new phase of peace, development and hope.
Looking ahead, the senior BJP leader expressed optimism about the future of Jammu and Kashmir under PM Modi’s leadership, envisioning a landscape where youth wield laptops instead of guns. He called upon the people of Jammu and Kashmir to assess the achievements and promises of various parties as they prepare for the upcoming Assembly elections.
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