Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 26: Expressing deep concern on the relentless incidents of ceasefire violations on the Line of Control and International Border with Pakistan, which have almost become a permanent feature after the taking over of NDA Government, causing untold hardships to people of entire border belt, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that NDA Government has been completely unsuccessful in fulfilling its promise to the people of the State and country to respond effectively to the ceasefire violations by Pakistan.
Describing the persistent violations of ceasefire on the border as an unmitigated disaster, Azad said since NDA coming to power, numerous jawans of security forces have laid down their lives and a number of civilians have been killed and injured, with no end in sight to the fresh round of hostilities which started from the day NDA Government came to power in New Delhi.
He expressed worries over the disturbing and unsavoury media reports emanating from the border areas with people under compelling circumstances thinking to shift to more peaceful areas on account of failure of NDA Government to put an end to continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistan.
He said that the vapid and uninspiring propaganda of the BJP has got exposed by its failure to force Pakistan halt its hostile policies which are adversely affecting the lives of our brave people living along the border area, adding that the raw muscularity BJP continued to propagate since the Parliament elections to misguide and exploit the people of the country and Jammu & Kashmir, has actually become a permanent source of hardship and inconvenience for the people of border belt.
He further said that normal activities like farming, schooling of children, medicare to sick and old, etc have become a big casualty owing to the prevailing tensions and all responsibility for this lies on the NDA Government.
Azad said that border people have always suffered during the BJP rule be it Kargil war of 1999, border build-up of 2001, or the current spate of relentless ceasefire violations, adding that following massive build-up of 2001, it took many years to UPA Government at the Centre and Congress-PDP Government in the State to restore normalcy in the border belt.
“I still remember how as Chief Minister I had to struggle to restore normalcy and alleviate the difficulties of the people on the borders, as land-mines were laid out on vast swathes of land area adjoining the borders after the massive build-up of 2001 under NDA Government”, he said.
Asking the BJP to take first lessons in understanding the difference between “raw muscularity” and “successful diplomacy”, Azad said that during UPA Government’s tenure life on the borders was most peaceful and tranquil, which brought huge respite for the people living there.
Counting the inconsistencies of the NDA Government’s Pakistan Policy, Azad further said that BJP leadership promised a forceful response to Pakistan and China during elections and soon after the election results forgot the promise only to lay red carpet to Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharief even before the taking of oath and then, overzealously tried to court Pakistan by exchanging sarees and shawls, and surprisingly, within one month the same leadership is crazy to raise war cries.
Asserting that every citizen of the country and State deserves what has been promised by the BJP, Azad said that instead of fulfilling its electoral promises of acting very strongly against Pakistan for the incessant ceasefire violations, NDA Government has only made ceasefire violations endemic to the border belt of J&K.
Coming down heavily on the NDA and BJP for its unfounded and uncalled for criticism of UPA Government, Azad said that if UPA Government was “weak” as BJP leaders used to pontificate, current NDA Government will be rated as weakest for its utter failure to check ceasefire violations.
Urging the people not to get bamboozled by the lip sympathies of the BJP and its Government, Azad said that their motivated visits are not going to sway the people of the State as they can differentiate between cosmetic visits and policies driven by belongingness.
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