Altaf Hamid Rao,
MIRPUR (AJK): Lambasting notorious Prime-minister Modi-led Indian government for its continual anti-human policies, former puppet chief minister of Indian held Jammu and Kashmir and the National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah has categorically declared that the ensuing general elections in India are very significant since this time the Indian Union is fighting a decisive battle against an inhuman Modi- led government, says a report reaching here Monday from across the line of control.
Addressing corner public meetings at Bota Kadal and Rajbagh localities of Zadibal and Amira Kadal constituencies in occupied Srinagar late Sunday, Abdullah said that the forthcoming Indian elections are very crucial as it will be a straight fight between the people of India and the Modi government. “It is the people of India be it the farmers, the unemployed youth or artisans or the minorities, everyone has been at the receiving end due to the imprudent and ill-conceived policies of Modi Government. Every vital sector of the nation is in shambles. People across the country are beseeching for respite from this BJP government. Whatever PM Modi had promised to the people during his 2014 election campaign, turned out to be a damp squib, even now when his government is nearing an end, he has nothing to say on the achievements of his government”, Farooq Abdullah said.
“India, the ex puppet chief minister of IOK said, is reeling under highest ever petrol prices, farmers are distressed in most parts of the country. The claims of Modi on providing jobs turned out to be a mere slogan, which was realized since he took the reins of power at New Delhi. The prices of commodities are soaring. Perhaps the biggest ever failure of this government is its sheer failure to control the prices of petroleum products including cooking gas,” he said.
Referring to the continual fast-deteriorating situation of Indian-held Jammu Kashmir, Dr. Farooq said that the development scenario in the state also presents a grimy tale of neglect. “Our state has been at the receiving end all long since Modi came to power.
Strongly criticizing the continual worst anti-minorities – especially anti-Muslims approach of the hard-liner BJP and its leadership, Dr. Farooq warned that the idea of India was facing threat from the communal forces who were responsible for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi. “The very constitutional rights were infringed upon since BJP took the reins of power. We were told what to eat and what not to eat. Minorities throughout India suffered immensely at the hands of cow vigilantes, hundreds of poor cattle traders were attacked upon and intimidated. A message was sent that India belongs to the adherents of a particular faith”, he said.
He further warned that at present, the opportunity was tapping our door; these Indian parliamentary elections afford us an opportunity to clean the turbulent Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir state and the country from the communal yolk. “We should avail this opportunity and give BJP and its cronies a befitting reply for all the wrongs it committed and for lying to the people of the State,” he said.
Referring to the continual worsening conditions of bleeding occupied Kashmir valley, Farooq Abdullah said “the situation is no different in our state; the city of Srinagar has suffered immensely at the hands of former BJP-PDP coalition. The roads, arterial are presenting a grimy tale of neglect; the past four years have seen no development in tourism sector. The unemployment is at its climax in the State. The artisans have been left to fend for themselves. The essential services are not being monitored properly. People are hankering for basic amenities, running a house has become rather harsh. Who is to be blamed for this? Its the BJP-PC-PDP combine which plunged the occupied state into chaos, now they are parroting that they will save the special status of our state, he added, according to the report. Ends