Qaiser Dar
Srinagar 20 November (KNB): Former Union Minister and National spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Syed Shahnawaz Hussain says that the Article 370 can never be restored in Jammu and Kashmir and Peoplpe’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is deceiving people by making promises over its restoration.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Hussain, who was appointed as Kashmir Incharge for the forthcoming polls, told media persons that the atmosphere in Jammu and Kashmir has changed following the abrogation of Article 370 last year.
“We are concerned about the people of Jammu and Kashmir and will ensure the development, which is the right of people and will be given to them. The J&K will see a new dawn of development and for which the work has already been started,” he said.
He further said that the previous regimes in Jammu and Kashmir especially National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party have always thought about their families and relatives and left the people to lurch at large.
He said, “We (BJP) are against the family rule and never give preference to our families. We do all that we speak,” adding that in J&K, most of the leaders are there who have a family background as they didn’t allow other people to grow.
BJP spokesperson further lashed out at Peoples’ Alliance of Gupkar Declaration saying that the ‘Gupkar Gang’ has accepted the decision taken on August 05 last year as they are taking part in the elections now.
“Farooq, one of the members, always uses different languages in Delhi and Srinagar,” he said.
He added, “Unlike these parties, BJP has been giving pen into the hands of the people and want them to write their future by their own hands,”
BJP’s National spokesperson said that the leaders in Jammu and Kashmir are deceiving people by making false promises, saying that there is no iota of doubt that Article 370 can’t be restored.
“One who has died and was put in to the grave cannot come alive again and same is the case with Article 370, which has gone and can never be restored and the ‘Gupkar Gang’ is telling a big lie that it will be restored,” he said.
“The dreams being shown by Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti can never come true. These are the same leaders who were claiming that Article 370 couldn’t be scrapped and even stated that nobody in J&K will raise tri-colour in their hands if it is scrapped. However, the people are now raising tri-colour without any objection,” Hussain emphasized.
While asking the people to try their vote in favour of BJP, he said, “Jammu and Kashmir can become the hub of tourism, but people here chose terrorism. They (people) have tried the other parties and they should now try BJP.”
While terming the PAGD as ‘Gupkar Gang’, the former Union Minister said that this gang is the combination of the same parties who turned J&K heaven into hell.
“These are the leaders who used to salute the tri-colour and even made remarks like chocolate and Milk,” he said.
When asked about the ‘eviction of nomads’, he responded that nobody can snatch the lands of J&K people.
He said that this is only propaganda and the laws have already been implemented in J&K and there is nothing to speak more in this regard.
“The rights of the Gujjar & Bakerwal community will always be taken care of,” Hussain added.
In reference to the elections, Hussain stated that he has arrived here to bloom the lotus like other parts of the country.
“You will see lotus blooming in many parts of Kashmir,” he said.
Regarding the Congress affiliation with PAGD, Hussain said that the party is scared of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
He said that after Shah’s tweet about Congress; they withdrew their support from PAGD. “Congress has been exposed,” he added.
BJP National spokesperson said that Congress has no guarantee of winning but Modi has. “Nobody can defeat Rahul in losing the contests. We have no opponent as we are with the development only,” Hussain said. (KNB)