Bharatiya Janta Party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday criticized former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for his comments on unity and diversity and termed the sudden shift in the National Conference’s rhetoric as mere political theatric.
“We call on the JKNC’s Abdullah-led government to go beyond empty rhetoric and take tangible steps toward building a unified and integrated nation. Mere grandstanding and empty promises will not achieve this; we need real results and sincere efforts,” Chugh, who is also the In charge for J&K and Ladakh said in a press conference in Srinagar.
Earlier the day, Farooq Abdullah while responding to the scrapping of a two-hour ‘namaz’ break provided to Muslim legislators on Fridays in Assam, said that India is known for unity in diversity and governments must protect every religion.
He further commented on the irony of the situation, pointing out that the National Conference, which dazzled the public with promises to restore Article 370 in their election manifesto, now claims that this could take over 100 years.
Chugh remarked that it was “ironic” for them to seek to be seen as champions of unity. He added that before they lecture others on coming together, they should stop misleading the people of Jammu and Kashmir with false promises and focus on providing genuine solutions.
The BJP leader also hit out at the NC manifesto saying they were trying to again make Kashmir a “terrorism capital.”
