Srinagar- BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh who is also party in-charge of J&K, said here today that three prominent families – the Abdullahs, Muftis, and Gandhis – have exploited and ruined the lives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for an extensive period.
Addressing the media during 44th party foundation day of the BJP here, Chugh said that the trio of families remain unashamed despite the considerable bloodshed in Jammu and Kashmir during their tenure, showing no mercy.
“The dirty politics of these three families no longer resonate with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, who have opted for the path of development, peace, and prosperity, disregarding the legacy of these families, which only brought graves for the youth of J&K,” he said.
Pointing out to Farooq Abdullah, he drew an analogy between treating a disease and addressing issues, highlighting that the BJP’s actions in Jammu and Kashmir have prevented further bloodshed, which could have escalated.
“People have come to realize that NC, PDP, and Congress have perpetrated significant injustices upon them, and they now acknowledge that the BJP has ushered in peace and development in J&K while effectively curbing violence,” he added.
He condemned the Congress manifesto as a blatant fabrication, predicting that the people will reject it and reaffirm their support for the Narendra Modi-led government.
Chugh said the list of workers who made the supreme sacrifice is very long from T L Tiploo in 1990s to Waseem Bari last year.
“S P Mookherjee made the sacrifice in this land so that people of Jammu and Kashmir get more rights and also liberation from Article 370 and 35A,” Chugh told reporters here.
“I pay tributes to the large number of party workers who worked selflessly for the BJP over the past several decades,” he added.
The BJP on the occasion paid tributes to its workers and leaders from Kashmir who laid down their lives for the country’s unity and integrity.
‘Central Leadership Will Decide On Candidates’
BJP president Ravinder Raina meanwhile said the party’s central election committee will take a call on fielding candidates in the three parliamentary constituencies in Kashmir Valley.
He was responding to a question on the speculation that the BJP will not field its candidates in these three seats and will extend support to regional parties — the Democratic Progressive Azad Party of Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Anantnag constituency, the Sajjad Lone-led Peoples Conference in Baramulla, and the Apni Party of Altaf Bukhari in Srinagar.
“The BJP has already announced its candidates for Udhampur and Jammu Lok Sabha seats (in Jammu region) and we are winning both the seats with huge margins,” Raina said.
“A massive campaign is going on in support of party candidates across the two regions (Jammu and Kashmir). BJP is strong in Jammu as well as Kashmir but the final decision on fighting the elections from three seats of Kashmir – Anantnag, Srinagar and Baramulla – will be taken by the CEC of the party under the leadership of BJP president (J P Nadda),” he said.
He declined a direct answer to a question on he being among the probable candidates for the Anantnag seat.
The BJP has renominated Union minister Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore from Udhampur and Jammu, respectively. Both Singh and Kishore are eyeing a third straight victory from their respective seats.
Earlier, Raina led the party’s Foundation Day celebrations at the party office here.
Raina accompanied by party leader Ashok Khajuria, former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta and other senior leaders hoisted the party flag.
“BJP is celebrating its 44th Foundation Day today. On this day in 1980, the BJP was established to provide a strong nationalist voice in the national political space,” Raina said.
He said that today the party has established itself as a unique voice of the people of the country due to the hard work of its cadre and the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Today BJP has strengthened the nation and empowered the people…, thus effectively fulfilling the aim of BJP stalwarts who dedicated their whole lives to the nation,” he said.
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