Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 19: BJP State secretary & Minority Morcha National Executive member Er. Ghulam Ali Khatana, today, accused the so-called secular political parties which have governed the country for maximum period after independence of using Muslims for mere vote bank.
These parties are responsible for alienation of Muslims from the mainstream and had ignored them from the resources of the country, Er Khatana told reporters here today.
He said these parties raise false slogan of reservations, some time divide the people on the name of majority- minority slogans, sometimes divide them within the sects and now when the elections are just few weeks away, the same political parties have started shedding crocodile tears with Congress in particular of making attempts in projecting itself as the sole well-wisher of Muslims.
He said Muslims can’t be befooled anymore as the Congress ruled continuously for decades after independents but did nothing in practical for welfare and upliftment Muslims.
Khatana reminded the people of Jammu &Kashmir that former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had said that India and Pakistan must live peacefully so that the people can come out of poverty, unemployment and live as good neighbours. Vajpayee opened the trade routes across the LoC, initiated the process of bringing divided families together, started direct Haj flights from main cities of the country.
It was Atal who ordered ceasefire in the holy month of Ramzan which still continue. Hence, it is only BJP which deserve the votes of Muslims, he added.
BJP State spokesperson Dr. Nirmal Kamal, Muslim Morcha general secretary Sadiq Khan, Morcha State secretary Ali Mohd Malik and its distt. president Ch. Bashir Ahmed Khatana were present in the press conference.
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