The development saga sung by Bharatiya Janata Party looks has not stopped as far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned and when one goes to ground level things have not changed much to peoples’ satisfaction. Promises made during 2014 elections are yet to be fulfilled. No party in rule has ever undermined its progress and development and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim on the progress made is also not new in the game of politics. It is not that India is facing development for the first time during the tenure of BJP. Had it been the case yes, it deserves praise and publicity. But in reality the case is different. One cannot negate the contributions made by other political parties during the last 60 years to make today’s India progressing. So is the case one cannot negate the contributions made by individuals like Pandit Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao and their visions to keep the country going further. Today the Centre-state relations are on the weakest keel. Most of the non-BJP ruled states have complained of step-motherly treatment. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has complained about the Centre’s step-motherly treatment, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been complaining about Centre yet to fulfill assurance made to the state. The Prime Minister has said that as many as 7,000 villages across the country were given electricity within 300 days… India is fast changing, India is marching ahead and everyone is happy about it. However, the separatists in Jammu and Kashmir have warned that they wouldn’t allow Kashmiri Pandits to step into the Kashmir valley, Pak firing-affected border residents in Jammu region are yet to get alternative site for dwelling and community bunkers. Today BJP has become a personality-centred party revolving around Modi only rest all follow him blindly. One has to come out of this dogma to carry forward development which is a continuous process and not of few years’ contribution.
