Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 20: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) today got a short in arm after top members of state unit of Janta Dal (United) merged into BJP in presence of senior party members including BJP’s National General Secretary, Jai Prakesh Nadda and in-charge JK Affairs, RP Singh, here.
Terming the joining of JDU party members of state into the BJP’s party fold a major success, Nadda said that it was due to the clear and transparent policies on development and peace of BJP led by Narendra Modi towards this trouble-torn state that JDU joined the party.
“JDU might have given a deep thought over the joining of BJP for a long time, but it was BJP’s focus on development and eradication of unemployment that encouraged them to join the party”, he said
The National General Secretary said that the Kashmir have faced tough time from last 25 years due to which major developmental works remain halted and people became victims.
“Now the time has changed and people in Kashmir want development, job avenues and peace,” he said, adding, BJP’s focus would be to develop tourism sector and boast handicraft trade here.
While praising Modi’s clear vision on Kashmir, Nadda said Modi’s dream is to bring the Kashmir on world tourism map that would definitely boast local economy here.
“Corruption and misgovernance of NC and PDP has benefited only some five-hundred families here while as remaining population is suffering for their personal interests,” Nadda said.
Earlier, in-charge JK affairs and MLA Delhi, RP Singh flayed ruling National Conference, and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for exploiting people here.
“NC and PDP have spread false notion here that BJP is a communal party,” Singh said, adding, he also belongs to minority community and party gave him full platform for the development of his community.
While taking to Excelsior, JDU president Ghulam Qadir Wani said that dynasty politics, corruption and mis-governance has given nothing to the poor people of state except miseries and tough survival.
“BJP in the past may not have a Muslim leader that was why it was termed as only Hindu party, but today there are Muslim leaders in it,” Wani said.
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