Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 8: Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, senior BJP, Kashmiri Pandit leader and Incharge Deptt of Political Affairs and Feedback, J&K-BJP today said that the decision to abolish Article 370/35A has opened new vista for economic development of the UT of J&K, which has been ranking on number one in the list of corrupt states for the last several decades, courtesy, the perpetual rule of the parties like, NC, PDP & Congress in the erstwhile State.
In a statement issued here, he said the people in Jammu & Kashmir demand from the leaders of NC, PDP and Congress to give their report card of the last seven decades than raising the issues of development and economic slowdown now.
Reacting to the recent statements of NC president, Dr Farooq Abdullah and the other leaders signatory to the so-called Gupkar declaration in which they said that ‘the decisions taken on August 5 last year had stopped the economic progress of the State and wanted the Centre to reverse the decisions taken on the basis of numbers in the Parliament, Chrungoo said the so called special status was a barrier in the progress and development of the J&K which distanced it from rest of country and those demanding its restoration are day dreaming.
“It is the most unfortunate situation for these leaders that on the one hand they swear by democracy and Constitution of India and on the other hand they claim that the law passed by the Parliament with an overwhelming majority was ‘unconstitutional, immoral & unethical’. While they have pinned hope in the Supreme Court by approaching it to repeal the August 5 decisions, they also make it sure to politicise the issues which are matters subjudice practically and they are doing this only to secure some space in the mainstream again”, Chrungoo added.
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