Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 7: Seeking apology from Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for belittling the people by describing Jammu and Kashmir as a beggar State, senior National Conference leaders on Saturday said that such an insensitivity demonstrated arrogance and lack of comprehension of a person aspiring to become the Prime Minister.
In a joint statement, the leaders observed that it was neither slip of tongue nor an inadvertent mistake but a deliberate attempt on the part of Modi to provoke the people of Jammu and Kashmir to react so that BJP derived benefit in the States going to polls. “By showing immense degree of sagacity, the people of the State have not obliged the saffron brigade to succeed in its machinations”, they said, while cautioning against the BJP’s sinister designs.
Signatories to the statement included Rachpal Singh, Aijaz Jan, Rattan Lal Gupta, Pt Govind Ram Sharma, Syed Mushtaq Bukhari, Babu Ram Paul, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Th Kashmira Singh, Bushan Lal Bhat, Satpal Lakhotra, Jugal Mahajan, Dharamveer Singh Jamwal, Taranjeet Singh Tony, Surinder Singh Bunty, Iqbal Wani, Anil Dhar, Rajiv Chuni, Narinder Nath, Rajesh Bakshi and Vijay Kumar Gupta.
The leaders decried the hypocrisy of Modi by talking about winning the hearts and minds of people by invoking the spirit of Atal Behari Vajpayee and in the same breath showing contempt to the delicate sensitivities of the Jammu and Kashmir residents, who were proud of their glorious heritage which makes them givers and not the takers. They said by showing sheer disrespect to the people, BJP has come out in its true colours.
The NC leaders also wondered over the logic put forth by BJP MP Tarun Vijay by relating Article 370 to direct investment.
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