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April 25, 2021
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that both Bhartiya Janata Party and Peoples Democratic Party create tension among the society and take advantage of it.
“Parties like BJP and PDP try their best to create tension in the society and take advantage of the divide,” Abdullah said while addressing a public gathering after laying foundation of Sangar Bridge over River Tawi in village Challana of Nagrota Assembly Constituency in city outskirts.
He said that the National Conference and Congress are the parties which stand for brotherhood, communal amity and unity.
“Congress and NC are always at the receiving end when communal elements wedge apart society on communal, sectarian and regional grounds”, said Abdullah.
“Both the NC and Congress received losses in 2008 elections by the communal tension and charged situation created by communal forces”, Omar said adding that had that not been the case the number of legislators of these parties would have been definitely more.
He said that the designs of communal parties could be foiled when NC and Congress will jointly defeat them at all levels. He also mentioned the early attempts of BJP to put Jammu on flames by flaring up the Kishtwar incident and attempting to expand it to other areas in Jammu Division.
On scheduled December 1 ‘Lalkar Rally’ of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi here, the Chief Minister said that the BJP will open an old Pandora Box in the rally as they have no other issue to raise.
“People of state must remain cautioned as attempts will be made by the BJP to create communal tension and divide the people in the name of religion and region,” he added.
The Chief Minister said that the leaders in this rally BJP will talk of abrogation of Article 370, discrimination between Kashmir and Jammu and other emotional issues.
“They will criticize all leaders right from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to Dr Farooq Abdullah for political situation in Jammu and Kashmir to attempt create hatred between Hindus and Muslims, Kashmir and Jammu for vote bank politics as has been their trait always”, he said adding that BJP wants to ‘divide’ the society for vote bank consideration.
Abdullah added that when they (BJP leadership) are out of power they raise sensitive issues and flair up the emotions of people but when in power they shut the lid of their Pandora’s Box and never raise such matters.
Give befitting reply to BJP by showing unity and commitment for solidarity, communal harmony and brotherhood, he said and asked people to be cautious about their designs of making Jammu and Kashmir a germination ground of communalism and hatred.
He further said that People’s Democratic Party tries to find every fault in Mr Omar Abdullah and added that if the water rises in Tawi, drought takes place in any area, anyone sells medical seats or any political problem emerges in the State, PDP blames him because it considers him the biggest road block in their designs to astray people by falsehood and propagandist approach.
PDP leadership is in a habit of sounding different tones. It says something in Kashmir, other thing in Jammu and another in Delhi, he said adding that PDP in Kashmir says that Pak currency should be introduced in Jammu and Kashmir, in Jammu its leadership pretends and tell on oath that they are only Indians and loyalist of all to the Union of India, and at Delhi, PDP says that he (Omar Abdullah) is the only stone in their road.
Omar also referred to the medical seats selling scam and said that the top level officer involved in this sinful act exhibits the inhuman, dishonest, callous and most unscrupulous behaviour of corrupt officers, who do not care for the careers and lives of young children.
“Peace is pre-requisite to the development and prosperity”, Omar said and appealed the people to play their important role in maintaining harmony between various sections of the society and the regions in the State.
On development, the Chief Minister said that the promises made by coalition government are being fulfilled one after one.
“We have made new strides and laid edifice for peaceful and economically sound Jammu and Kashmir”, he said adding that though everything has not been achieved in full yet the march on road to progress is firm and the intension of government to take the State to the new highs of prosperity and stability is sincere and clear.
Referring to the financial status of Jammu and Kashmir Omar said that the special focus his government has put special focus on the generation of indigenous hydro energy would give economic stability to the State.
He said presently the total income of the State by all resources is Rs. 6500 crore while as the annual salary of government employees has risen to Rs. 13,500 crore and the State has to bear the electricity losses to the tune of Rs. 2000 crore per year.
Omar Abdullah said that since power production is the choicest and best means for Jammu and Kashmir to achieve financial self-reliance as such his government has started various mega, medium and small hydro electro projects in the State. He said during the last over 4 years projects of 1500 MWs have been launched in the State as against 750 MW projects constructed since independence.
