State Times News
JAMMU: Holding the Union and State Governments responsible for pushing the State into a vortex of violence, Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP Chairman and former Minister, said that BJP in particular owed an explanation to the people of the country for having brought disaster in Kashmir Valley with open space to anti nationals and subversives and imposition of restrictions on the security forces.
He said that the appeasement policy followed during the last 18 months resulted in emboldening the separatist and subversive elements with situation ultimately having gone out of the control of the State Government. He said the huge mismatch between BJP’s rambo-esque rhetoric and its actions with respect to Kashmir had deeply antagonised the nationalist forces all across the country.
Asserting that anti national movement in Kashmir gained momentum during BJP rule, Harsh said that militants support base had widened with Pak appeal having increased manifold. He said that BJP rule witnessed escalation in militancy related incidents in the Kashmir Valley, large scale border incursions and infiltrations, countless pro freedom rallies, spurt in incidents of waving of Pak flags and ISIS flags besides dishonour of National Flag. He said that the situation which was almost normal prior to the last Elections had fastly deteriorated during the past with BJP actively toeing PDP line.
He further said that in sharp contrast to its pre-election jingoistic harangues, the BJP was indulging in flip flops and opportunist politics which brought the state to boiling mode. Lambasting Dy. Chief Minister for his highly irresponsible statement on the dreaded terrorist Burhan Wani, Singh said that it has not only exposed the political opportunism of saffron leaders but also had a demoralising effect on morale of security forces. He further deplored the highly incongruous and irreconcilable statements being issued by different BJP Leaders from different platforms in a vain bid to hood-wink the people.
Flaying the BJP for politics of deceit and duplicity, he said that no amount of political gimmickry could help it camouflage it its real face and character. He said that BJP must realise that it is during its own rule at the Centre and the State that the Kashmir Valley has plunged into terrible abyss.
