Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 30: BJP State spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan has lashed out at JKNPP chairman, Harshdev Singh for his remarks about the national level political parties, which he contended have not proved fruitful in a State like J&K contrary to regional parties that can deliver and serve well.
Criticising the NPP leader’s statement Balbir asserted that it is the commitment to deliver and work to come up to the expectations of the people which is important and not the regional or national status of a political party which matters.
Terming the statement of NPP leader immature, he said that, Mr Singh is conveniently forgetting that he had enjoyed the position of Cabinet Minister in a government which had alliance with a national political party few years back. He said that the people of the State have already seen through the kind of politics being played by Panthers Party and cannot be misled by statements like “regional party is only solution to Jammu’s woes”,. They had repeatedly given mandate to this regional party in some Assembly segments and finally regretted to vote it, he added.
He said this fact itself is testimony that people voted for the development, progress and welfare without differentiating between regional or national party.
“If the statement of Panthers Party leader carries any weight or there are instances to prove it, Mr Singh must explain the reasons as to why he as well as his colleague were defeated by the candidates of a national party BJP in Ramnagar and Samba constituencies when they were elected for three and two consecutive terms respectively”, Balbir said, adding that it is in fact the programmes and policies coupled with commitment to fulfill the same which count and for which the people are best judges.
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