Strong action against terror, separatists to continue: Madhav

‘Articles 370, 35 -A have to go’

Avtar Bhat
JAMMU/ POONCH, Apr 6: Making a scathing attack on People’s Democratic Party (PDP), BJP national general secretary and Incharge J&K, Ram Madhav today accused it of misleading public opinion against his party in the State after losing power.
Addressing election meetings at Poonch, Dharhal, Koteranka and Sadda in Poonch and Dharhal Assembly constituencies and later at Jammu, Madhav said that BJP-PDP joined the coalition after finalising the roadmap for development of the State as well as waging a war against the terrorists challenging the national unity and integrity, besides killing peace loving and innocent people.

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He said the two parties joined hands after agreeing on the road map but after out of power PDP has taken a ‘U turn’ now and has started putting fingers on BJP. “It was in our roadmap that terrorists should be punished and those who take gun should not be given any concession but dealt under law seriously”, he added.
“The PDP tried to backtrack from the same and we were left with no option but to quit the coalition in the larger national interests”, Madhav said, adding “we still act on that roadmap and have taken drastic steps against terror to restore peace and normalcy in Kashmir”.
It was the result of our stand that Jamat-e-Islami has been taken to task, he said. In addition to curbing terrors BJP’s task is development. With this intension in mind, the Modi Government paid Rs 80,000 crore development package to the State, he added.
Maintaining that peace is imperative for development, Madhav said with continuance of terrorist activities there can be no peace hence terrorism is to be curbed and weeded out once and for all from the State. The BJP Government has started action in this regard which has yielded good results now. He said that this action will continue in future and no one should remain under this illusion that it will be stopped. “This action will continue till last terrorist is eliminated from the State and total peace is restored”, he added.
The BJP general secretary said to curb the terrorism action against their over ground supporters was must and the Government for the first time took action against over ground support system of terror including Jamat-e-Islami and JKLF. Dozens of their leaders have been jailed and they will be dealt under law, he added.
Madhav said those who say that J&K is part of India because of Articles 370 and 35 -A, are living in fool’s world as the J&K is part of the India because of signing of Instrument of Accession by then Maharaja of the State, Hari Singh with Government of India. Terming 370 and 35 A as a barrier in the progress of the State and a hurdle in its total integration with rest of country, Madhav asserted that these articles which were barriers in emotional integration of the State with the country have to go.
He said these Articles are a road to secession and not integration of the State with the country. “The NC and PDP are saying J&K is part of India because of these Articles but BJP wants to make J&K fully integral part of India and for that all barriers have to go,” he added.
Maintaining that Modi Government is for the development of the State and it is working on the mantra “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas”, Madhav said “we worked on road connectivity , extension of railways and other developmental projects during last five years and it is the first Government which seeks vote on its performance and not on catchy slogans”. “The development is our basic ideology and we are working on that” , he added.
Taking a dig at NC -PDP, he said the two parties are so afraid of Narendra Modi wave that they did not muster courage to field candidates in Jammu region against Modi’s BJP because they know the result of elections are evident before casting the votes. The Congress is in a bad position throughout the country and it will not go beyond the double digit, he added.
The position of the party has deteriorated to such an extent that its all leaders have started a rat race to join BJP and the party has caught hold of some of its leaders forcefully in the State by fielding them as candidates, he said, adding however these candidates know their fate before hand.
He ridiculed the ‘gathbandhan’ of NC , PDP and Congress in the State saying it is bereft of any agenda. In Kashmir, they are fighting separately and in Jammu, the NC-PDP have not fielded their candidates.
Madhav accused the opposition parties of playing vote politics and said that BJP plays the politics of development and welfare of the people of the nation irrespective of their religion region and caste.
He said five crore people after 72 years of independence are still roofless in the country and Modi Government has assured them all houses by 2022. This is our concern for the poor and downtrodden, he added.
Madhav, while seeking vote for BJP candidate from Jammu -Poonch Constituency Jugal Kishore Sharma, said that only BJP can lead India to progress and prosperity. He said that during last five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proven that the good governance can be delivered right to the doorsteps of common masses. He said that Modi has proved his works that ” Naa Khaunga Naa Khane Dunga” (neither I will take bribe nor will allow any body to take).
He further added that Modi has worked on the agenda of “Sabka Sath Sabka Vikaas” and delivered nation a many number of ‘Janata Kalyankari schemes to develop every class of the society. Modi is now in the hearts of poor people who get benefitted by getting toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat, houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna, free gas connections & Cylinder Chullas under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna and get their houses electrified under Pradhan Mantri Har Ghar Bijli Soubhagya Yojna and many more.
He added the people giving “anti-nationalist statements” will not be spared by the public and they will get their answer very soon. He appealed people to come forward enmass and vote for Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma.
Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member of Parliament while addressing the gathering said that Jammu -Poonch Parliamentary Constituency has witnessed maximum development in recent five years. He also said that the development of area will go on with the people support and vote for Bharatiya Janata Party. Madhav was accompanied by MLCs Charanjeet Singh Khalsa and Pardeep Sharma.
District president, Rajouri Dinesh Sharma and Poonch, Bansi Lal, ex-Minister Thakur Puran Singh, ex-VC Kuldeep Raj Gupta,MC Rajouri vice president Bharat Bhushan Vaid, senior BJP leaders Sunil Gupta, Dev Raj Sharma, Ramesh Chander,Puneet Mehta,Tilak Raj,Chain Singh, Abdul Gani, Ramesh and others were also present at the occasion.

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