Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 29: Alleging that National Conference has started trying to mislead the people as a prelude to its campaign for the next Assembly elections, State BJP Spokesperson Brig Anil Gupta today said that Bharatiya Janta Party does not need certification from a loser.
Tearing apart the National Conference claim of beating its 1996 tally in the Assembly polls, Brig Gupta said that NC was blinded by power to such an extent that its declining vote share, which reached its lowest 7 percent in 2019, went unnoticed by the dynastic hierarchy of the party. “Consequently, the party failed to field its candidates in Jammu and Ladakh regions. With mere percent vote share how can the party claim to be a voice of the majority?” questioned Brig Gupta.
The BJP Spokesperson further reminded that the NC failed to hold on the two seats occupied by its MLAs in Jammu. “Their contention now that it happened because there was no NC candidate contesting is a confession of betrayal and backstabbing of their alliance partner Congress. It is evident from the statement that NC sabotaged the chances of Congress by asking its cadre to not to vote for non-NC candidates,” asserted Brig Gupta adding that how can people trust such a political party whose hallmark is “opportunistic politics” and betrayal is a norm?
“Let NC give a list of 10 achievements for Jammu ever since its return to power in 1975. From Sheikh to Omar, NC has been instrumental in blatant discrimination with Jammu and Ladakh. Beginning with Lands Reforms Act depriving Jammu Dogras of their landed property, denying citizenship to WPR, promoting gender inequality, declaring 13 July as Martyrs Day, humiliating Maharaja Hari Singh, suppressing the Dogra heritage, denial of Dogra Certificate, insulting Hindus of Jammu by terming them as 2.5 districts, the list is endless,” asserted Brig Gupta and asked, “who said that even a small piece of land will be given for Amarnath Yatra over his dead body?”
BJP on the contrary, he added, has provided to the people annual report card of its achievements and many of them are visible on ground but with the blinkers on NC leadership is in the constant mode of denial. “NC has to reconcile to the fact that Jammu & Ladakh will never give its mandate to a pro-terror, pro-separatism and anti-Army party,” asserted Brig Gupta.
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