Former Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader, Dr. Nirmal Singh, on Thursday, launched a frontal attack on the Congress Party and the National Conference (NC), asserting that these parties are “giving legitimacy” to terrorism and separatism.
“Congress and the National Conference are giving legitimacy to terrorism and separatism,” Dr. Nirmal Singh said while addressing a press conference here.
He added, “Both these parties are trying to create a situation and atmosphere here in J&K that gave rise to terrorism and separatism.”
Terrorism claimed more than 50,000 lives, and NC and Congress are trying to bring back those days again, Dr. Singh said.
Both Congress and NC, he said, “talk of bringing back the situation in J&K that was prior to abrogation of Article 370,” and added, “This shows they want to bring back terrorism, separatism, and bloodshed.”
Dr. Singh further said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi abrogated Article 370, after which there is peace here, terrorism has been crushed, and there is no stone-pelting and hartals, but Congress and NC want the situation that was here prior to the abrogation of Article 370.”
The security forces personnel gave supreme sacrifice for wiping out terrorism and restoring peace here in J&K, he said.
“Sadly, the Congress calls our jawans as outsiders,” Singh said and added, “Not only our jawans, Congress and NC also call Dogras as outsiders.”
Sheikh Abdullah, in 1946, launched the quit Kashmir movement and termed Dogras and Kashmiri Pandits as outsiders. Now, Congress, after entering into an alliance with NC, is also calling our jawans outsiders, he said.
“Nyaya yatra nikal kar, Dooru mein rally karke aur Lal Chowk mein Ice cream kha kar (after taking out Nyaya yatra, doing a rally in Dooru, and after eating ice cream in Lal Chowk), Rahul Gandhi is saying that there is no peace in Kashmir,” Dr Singh mocked.
Rahul Gandhi must also clear Congress’ stand on the NC manifesto, which talks about changing laws and restoration of the situation prior to the abrogation of Article 370.
Congress has no issue except misleading the people, Dr. Singh said and added, “The Prime Minister and the Home Minister have already assured that the statehood of J&K would be restored, but Rahul Gandhi is misleading the people over the issue.”
Singh said, “Congress should clear stand on NC’s manifesto mentioning the release of terrorists, stone pelters, holding talks with Pakistan, and snatching away the rights of Valmikis, Gorkhas, West Pak refugees, and others given to them after revocation of Article 370.”
