STATE TIMES NEWs
JAMMU: The State unit of BJP is extremely concerned since day one about the unrest in Kashmir and wishes that peace and normalcy return as early as possible so that the life becomes normal and common working class people get rid of the hardships faced by them.
The BJP appealed to the elders in the Valley to initiate counselling and educate the misled youth about the harms caused to the Valley, its economy and their studies by continuing and indulging in agitation activities. This was stated by BJP State Spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan, while criticising the separatists for exploiting the young boys in Kashmir by provoking them to indulge in stone pelting on police and security forces, who are performing their duties to help administration in maintaining law and order. He said that the present situation is helping only the cause of Pakistan, which has no concern or feeling for the sufferings of the common people of the Valley. Balbir said that the elders of the Valley should realise that a very miniscule number of saboteurs are provoking and prodding the impressionable young teenagers to indulge in stone throwing and thereby hold the entire Valley to ransom and bring life to standstill. This stone pelting must stop immediately otherwise the economy of the Valley will further suffer tremendous loss, he said.
As responsible citizens also, it becomes the duty of the Valley intellectuals, opinion makers and senior citizens to educate the young boys not to play in the hands of separatists and anti-national elements, who are using them as instruments to run their own shops, he said. “Let the shutters of the shops run by separatists and anti-national elements come down”, said Balbir and added that the separatists have to ensure that they gain some value of nuisance somewhat given their total marginalisation in the Valley’s political firmament since long.
Let the people of the Valley take initiative, rise to the occasion and prevail upon the youth to return to their classes and not to occupy streets.
