Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 25: National Conference today denounced the claims of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on “changed ground situation” in Jammu and Kashmir as bundle of lies to white wash the devastating impact, August 5, 2019 decisions of the Union Government have had on the people and economy of J&K.
Members of the Parliaments of the Party, Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi lambasted the claims of Union Finance Minister asking her which yardstick she had employed to guage the development and growth parameters in J&K. The MPs stated that the Union Finance Minister gloating on Kashmir situation is a bundle of lies which is belied by the prevailing ground situation in Kashmir.
Denouncing the absurd chicanery of the Union Minister, the Party MPs said if the situation was that good then why has the footprint of forces increased in Kashmir? “Why have bunkers, night raids, civilian killings returned to haunt people? How has the unemployment ratio skyrocketed to an all-time high of 21.6 percent, which is thrice the national average? Why are people associated with manufacturing, horticulture, tourism and trade in the throes of a profound crisis? What yardstick has the concerned minister employed to gauge the development in Jammu and Kashmir?” they said.
The MPs stated that decisions of August, 5 2019 have plunged J&K into a deep chasm of political uncertainty, and insecurity, dissolving the multitude of dividends encashed by previous democratically elected successive state and central governments in terms of improving security, infusing confidence in youth, generating employment, perking up development.
Cautioning the Central Government against misconstruing the situation in J&K, the MPs demanded the rollback of August,5 2019 decisions.
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