Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 8: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah today said that the National Conference is the only party to carry out mission of protecting special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Addressing a public gathering at Handwara in North Kashmir, Omar said that it is the NC only that is carrying forward mission of protecting special status of Jammu and Kashmir. We have always shouldered that mission with zeal; we will continue to do it in the future as well”, he said.
The former Chief Minister while cautioning the people about the agenda of BJP said In its manifesto BJP has laid stress on on the revocation of Art 370 and 35-A. I fail to understand why aren’t they able to understand that our state is not like any other state of India. We didn’t merge with the union; we are the only state that kept its own constitution. I challenge them to do away with the constitutional provisions. The people of our state won’t allow you to do it”, he said.
Without naming Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone, former Chief Minister said that he is clubbing with PM Modi. “Even if they forge friendships with many people here they won’t achieve their anticipated goal. These people whom Modi is clubbing with have been coming forth in different hues and gowns. Today they are holding apples”, he said.
He said that the relation between PC and BJP is an open secret. “We have to decide if we want to send those forces to Delhi who sat in the lap of BJP, the ones who want to dismantle mosques, those who want to impose uniform civil code, those who want to destroy our special status, and those who are infringing Sharia Law of Muslims. Are we going to help those? If yes then we have to give our votes to apple. Because the relation of PC with BJP is an open secret,” he said.
“In November when we tried to strike a coalition with Congress-PDP to save the state from continuous onslaught of BJP, Mehbooba Mufti shot a letter to governor, we too agreed to forge a coalition to take the poison for the sake of protecting our status. But meantime another letter was shot to governor by Sajad Lone staking claim to form government. Sajad had staked claim on the basis of BJP’s strength in assembly. Nonetheless, if PC was able to form government and have a CM berth, then the BJP would have sought PC’s support in parliament on various issues. Can we trust such a party?” Omar said.
Omar said his party has a legacy of service and sacrifice saying that the party will continue to shoulder the cause of protecting the special status of the state at any cost.
He said said that party has given lot of scarifies.”We remember the sacrifices of our party men, we remember the day when one of our colleagues Late Ghulam Rasool Malik was snatched from us on January 1990. We have always been a scorn in the eyes of those who are inimical to our interests”, he said.
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