SRINAGAR: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir parties, Farooq Abdullah’s NC and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP and said that these parties are happy contesting the Lok Sabha elections while BJP has asked the EC for earliest assembly elections in the state.
Ram Madhav blamed the NC, PDP outfits of fanning pro-Pakistan sentiments in the Kashmir valley. Madhav accused the two regional parties of being cut off from the sentiments of the people and not working for the development of the state.
“While the people of the state want to exercise their electoral rights and are demanding development, but these parties (NC and PDP) are raising pro-Pakistan slogans. They have announced that they will remove the ban on separatist organisations and set their leaders free. This will not be allowed and efforts to check the activities of the separatists will continue,” said Madhav in Srinagar.
He also appealed to the Kashmir valley voters to come out in large numbers during the Lok Sabha election and exercise their franchise while keeping in mind the who are development oriented and who are in favour of separatists.
While speaking to the media, Ram Madhav said, “We have asked Election Commission to hold assembly elections in the state as early as possible.”
“Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti are contesting the Lok Sabha elections and they are happy with that. But we want early assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir,” Madhav added.
Farooq Abdullah will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Srinagar while Mehbooba Mufti will be contesting from the Anantnag constituency.
Ram Madhav also said that after BJP pulled out of the coalition with PDP, the situation in Kashmir has improved.
The BJP leader also added that his party’s stand on Article 370 and 35(A) continues to remain the same.
“While the people of the state want to exercise their electoral rights and are demanding development, but these parties (NC and PDP) are raising pro-Pakistan slogans. They have announced that they will remove the ban on separatist organisations and set their leaders free. This will not be allowed and efforts to check the activities of the separatists will continue,” said Madhav in Srinagar.
He also appealed to the Kashmir valley voters to come out in large numbers during the Lok Sabha election and exercise their franchise while keeping in mind the who are development oriented and who are in favour of separatists.
The BJP has demanded that the Election Commission of India should conduct the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election at the earliest, he added.
Claiming that the Narendra Modi government has worked for the development of the state and also taken a strong stand against terrorism, Madhav pointed out that while the NC and PDP are contesting Lok Sabha election, they had boycotted the local bodies elections held just a few months back alleging that there was a move to scrap Article 35 A of the Constitution. (PTK)
