Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 4: Senior BJP leader and former Minister, Bali Bhagat today launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah and National Conference (NC) legislators, accusing them of neglecting governance and public welfare while remaining obsessed with political theatrics over Statehood.
Reacting to the day-long meeting of National Conference (NC) MLAs and MPs at Dachigam National Park, Bhagat said the gathering appeared more like a political picnic than a serious review of the challenges confronting the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Reports indicate that the meeting culminated in a decision to stage a protest in New Delhi during Parliament’s Monsoon Session demanding restoration of Statehood.
“People expected the Chief Minister and his MLAs to discuss unemployment, drinking water shortages, electricity problems, deteriorating road connectivity, healthcare deficiencies, inflation and developmental issues. Instead, they were taken on what appears to be a political excursion to Dachigam to discuss how to save the NC’s declining credibility,” Bhagat said.
The former Minister alleged that the NC Government has spent months making excuses and raising the Statehood issue while failing to provide even basic amenities and effective governance to the people.
“Statehood has become a convenient shield behind which Omar Abdullah is hiding his Government’s failures. Every time the public raises questions about development, employment, roads, power supply or administrative inefficiency, the NC leadership starts crying about Statehood. Governance cannot be postponed indefinitely under the pretext of Constitutional demands,” he said.
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