Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 25: National Panthers Party (NPP) has claimed several cases of assaults, abuses, threats and attempts on life of its leaders and workers by “BJP goons”.
Addressing a press conference in Jammu today Harshdev Singh, NPP chairman and former Minister said there is no space for dissent in BJP rule.
“BJP leaders and their sycophant officers are pursuing a policy of victimization of political opponents,” he said adding that the administration is being used by BJP not only to promote its political prospects but also to bully and browbeat the opposition by openly using the criminal elements to intimidate, abuse and assault NPP workers with none to take cognizance.
Harshdev told reporters that during recent elections several NPP workers were booked in false and frivolous cases while granting immunity to BJP goons from legal action despite dozens of criminal complaints having been filed against them.
“Even the top leadership of NPP including its women leaders were abused and assaulted with no cognizance taken by authorities concerned,” he claimed adding that the authorities concerned have failed to take action against the “BJP goons” despite video records having been provided to the law enforcement authorities.
“It was a policy of absolving the criminals affiliated to BJP and booking the victims allied with NPP,” he maintained.
“In a system where dissent is bludgeoned through iron fist of police and civil administration besides money and muscle power, it is not practically possible for democracy to grow and flourish,” the NPP leader said.
Gagan Pratap Singh, J&K Secretary NPP; Parshotam Parihar, J&K Secretary Panthers Trade Union; Surinder Chouhan, District President (Jammu Rural) and Pawan Rassal, Tehsil President (Basantgarh) of NPP were also present in the press conference.
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