Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 24: Questioning BJP for its double speak on the issue of West Pakistan refugees, PCC has said that the BJP had always promised citizenship and voting rights to those sections of the society but have claimed down to the level of mere ‘ Identity Cards’ to them, for the sake of power.
Reacting to the contradictory statements of the PDP & BJP, the two coalition partners in the government on the issue, PCC chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, said that BJP should acknowledge and admit that it has been exploiting the West Pakistan refugees throughout, for their vote bank politics. He said that from citizenship and voting rights to domicile certificate and now merely identity certificate, is nothing but making fool of them.
“BJP owes an explanation, when it’s in power both at the Centre and in the State, as to why it is not in a position to get the public commitment to the West Pakistan Refugees fulfilled. It shows the double standards and politics of exploitation of the BJP, like it did on the slogan of removing ‘ Do Vidhan-Do Nishan’ of Late Shyama Prasad Mookerjee but surrendered the slogans for the sake of power,” the PCC leader maintained.
He further said that the two ruling partners have a match fixing to address their respective constituencies on almost every crucial issue and speak in different languages to hoodwink the respective electorate knowing fully the dimensions of political situations in the State.
Sharma favoured dignified and humane approach to the sensitive issue of West Pakistan Refugees residing in the State for the last seventy years and asked parties and people of different shades to rise above political considerations to resolve the issue.
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