Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 21: Awami Mutahida Mahaz (AMM) has lashed out at those political leaders who praised BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi.
AMM spokesman said its leaders including Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, Hakim Mohammad Yasin, Abdul Rashid Kabuli and Sheikh Abdul Rehman held a meeting today about the current political situation.
Quoting these leaders, the spokesman said contrary to the ground reality, claims made by certain leaders in Kashmir that Modi’s ‘tough and positive’ approach will turn the tide in Kashmir are based on sheer ignorance or illusionary beliefs.
“These remarks made on controversial person like Modi are not only disappointing but intriguing as well. If initiation of dialogue between India and Pakistan is counted as a big achievement of Vajpayee-led BJP Government, then the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is known for his consistent demand for abrogating Article 370 and special status to J&K,” AMM said, adding it was also in Vajpayee’s tenure as the Prime Minister of India that the autonomy resolution was unanimously rejected by the Union Cabinet in 2000.
AMM said the UPA could not bring a sigh of relief for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as well.
“While we believe that the corruption ridden UPA Government in the country has failed miserably on all fronts including Kashmir issue, we take the remarks made on BJP and Modi as disappointing and illusionary.”
AMM said the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru reminds us about an approach and an appeasement policy adopted by the UPA which instead of providing an electoral dividend for it in the country ascended the scales of alienation in Kashmir.
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