STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Former Minister and Vice President Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Party (JKPCC), Raman Bhalla asked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to clear its stand on the dangerous statements of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti regarding the encounter of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani.
Bhalla was addressing agitating congress workers, who held a strong protest against the BJP for its silence over the statement of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
The protest was organized by District Congress Committee Jammu (Urban) led by its President Anil Chopra.
In her statement, Bhalla said, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed sympathies with the terrorists and encouraged them by saying that their sacrifices will not go waste and did not uttered a single word for security forces who are fighting with militancy and scarifying their lives for protection of Kashmir and Kashmiri people. Anil Chopra said that that Chief Minister is clear on her stand but the BJP who is equal partner in the Coalition Government and also the ruling party at the Centre should explain to the people whether it endorse the statement of Mehbooba Mufti or not and if not it should immediately snap ties with the PDP.
He said that the people of Jammu who have voted BJP, with the hope that it will serve the interests of J and K, especially the Jammu, now feel that they have been cheated and lost their faith on BJP.
Vikram Malhota, General Secretary PCC, said the BJP’s rhetoric on Kashmir right now seems to be in direct conflict with the public stand of the PDP, BJP in the State.
The present security scenario in the Stated is a matter of concern and especially when there is lack of coherence between the government and the security forces.
He further said that Congress Party strongly believes that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and all efforts should be made for the peaceful resolution of the present situation without compromising the security and integrity of the State.
Thakur Manmohan Singh- General Secretary PCC said that the present Coalition Govt. has put the State and its people into a great trouble. People are suffering for want of basic necessities of life. There is shortage of ration, drinking water, power supply, unemployment, widow, handicaped and oldage pension etc. but there is nobody to take care of people’s problems, as the leaders of BJP and PDP feel that they have
been exempted from all these works on the name of law and order problem, he mentioned. Prominent among others who participated in the protest include Rajeev Saraf, Sanjeev Sharma, Sukhdev Choudhary, Mian Nazir Ahmed, Madan Lal Malagar and others.
