Mehbooba trying to ignite communal divide with hate speeches: Nirmal

Dr Nirmal Singh addressing a press conference at BJP office in Jammu on Thursday.
Dr Nirmal Singh addressing a press conference at BJP office in Jammu on Thursday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 12: Senior BJP leader and former Dy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today accused PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti of trying to ignite communal tension with her hate speeches.
“Scared to face elections and desperate to regain lost political ground, Mehbooba Mufti is trying to ignite communal tension with her hate speeches,” he said while addressing a press conference at the party headquarters on Thursday.
Dr Nirmal Singh said that by questioning unbiased judicial system of the nation, Mehbooba Mufti has tried to generate political issues out of under trial cases just to regain lost political ground, he added.
“What hurts Mehbooba and others after the abrogation of Article 370 is the loss of their fiefdoms and emergence of a naya Kashmir, where the power lies in the hands of village Panchayats now and no longer the writs of Mehbooba and her colleagues runs in Kashmir” said the BJP leader.
“Her agenda has failed in Kashmir, where investors are coming and tourism is growing. And now, Mehbooba is instigating the youth of Kashmir towards stone pelting and separatism” he added.
“Mehbooba, Dr. Farooq and Omar Abdullah are annoyed to see peace in Jammu & Kashmir and in race with each other to instigate youth towards unrest in view of upcoming elections. There is also the support of Pakistan in this. All of them have one motive to weaken India but the people have rejected them. They are only in habit of blaming Indian Government and its various development policies aimed for establishing peace here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union Government is working for the world peace but they are furthering Pakistan’s agenda in Jammu & Kashmir with their hate speeches” Dr Nirmal said, adding that with her subversive actions, Mehbooba was also trying to discourage large investments coming in J&K, which can boost local economy and promote employment.
“All of this cannot be allowed. All this comes under the purview of treason. Mehbooba and other Kashmiri leaders should not test the patience of the country,” said Nirmal Singh.
Nirmal Singh was accompanied by former minister Priya Sethi, J&K BJP Spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan and BJP Media Incharge Dr Pardeep Mahotra.