Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 29: The activists of J&K National Panthers party (NPP) today held a massive demonstration and dharna against the BJP for compromising on all its pre-poll pledges and submitting unilaterally to the dictates of its coalition partner only for remaining in power.
The protesters led by Harsh Dev Singh, chairman of the party and former Minister and Yash Paul Kundal- State president Young Panthers assembled at Exhibition Ground here today and lodged a strong protest against BJP for taking a U-turn on its professed promises including Article 370, Art 35- A, Jammu CM and ‘Ek Nishan Ek Vidhan’ slogans. The protesters raised slogans against Jammu ministers and torched the effigy of BJP for its gross betrayal and treachery.
Pointing towards the recent decision of the J&K High Court mandating the hoisting of State flag on the Govt offices particularly those housing the constitutional authorities as well as two flags on the vehicles of all such constitutional authorities, Harshdev said that the Court had given its ruling on the basis of materials provided by the State Govt. He pointed out that the Coalition Govt had filed an affidavit before the J&K High Court categorically stating that non- hoisting of State flag along with National flag would amount to an offence and hence attract criminal action against the offenders.
He said that while the Coalition Govt’s affidavit in court was always deemed to be joint statement of both the BJP and PDP, the Saffron party owed an explanation to its electorates for dumping its kernel philosophy which had earned it 25 seats in the State. He said that as the J&K High Court had only given its judgment on the basis of arguments put forth by the parties, the BJP needed to explain to the people as to what prompted it to subscribe to the PDP, NC and separatists slogan of “Do Nishan and Do Vidhan“ in the State.
Reminding the saffron party of the great sacrifices made by its tall leaders in the past, Mr Singh said that the BJP was answerable to the people of country for its ideological retreat and a seismic shift from its core agenda.
Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included Yash Pal Kundal, Rajesh Padgotra, Sham Ghorkha, Gagan Partap, Chetan Sharma and Sanjeev Verma.
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