Modi trying to act Hanuman, says Farooq
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that Prime Minister NarendraModi was trying to portray himself as if Hindu deity Hanuman has come himself by pressing the button for the launch of A-SAT missile.
“All the credit is due to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the successful launch of A-SAT missile. It was Manmohanji who successfully launched the anti-Satellite Missile but he never took credit for it. When elections are around, he (Modi) pressed the button to show as if Hanuman ji has come himself,” Abdullah said while addressing a NC convention at the party headquarter in Nawa-e-Subh in Srinagar.
He said a similar button was pressed, which killed six air force personnel and a civilian, in an apparent reference to the Mi-17 chopper crash that took place in Budgam last month.
Abdullah also lashed at the PM for failing to create jobs for the people.
“PM Modi had promised that he will give two crore jobs to the youth in a year, which makes 10 crore in five years. Where are those jobs? PM had also promised to reduce the price of petrol, diesel and, LPG but nothing happened,” Abdullah said.
“PM Modi had promised to deliver on various issues concerning the nation during his 2014 election campaign but he has aggravated the problems to an extent that will take decades to solve. Modi government presents a tale of failures and misgovernment. People have now made it a point to give befitting reply to Modi for his failures and lies,” Farooq said.
“Having been failed to deliver on key issues that the country is facing, the Modi led BJP government would create a war like situation in the country to subvert the attention of people from the real issues affecting poor and middle class, farmers and labor class,” he said.
The veteran NC leader said that BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP), which once had the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya as its main issue, has forgotten about it after the air strike carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Pakistan.
“Many Indian soldiers were killed in Chhattisgarh but Modiji never went to meet their families. And when 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives he raised a storm over it,” he said.
He said that the flag of National Conference symbolizes the sacrifices of many who gave their lives to end the ill- fortune Kashmiris faced for centuries saying that the need of the hour calls for a second revolution to put up a joint effort to trounce the forces as are bent to destroy the integrity and unique constitutional character of the state.
“The leadership of the country who liberated the nation from colonial clutches bequeathed us with a secular and progressive constitution. They idealized an idea of India that was deemed to be for all, where everyone lives with dignity; where caste and religion would not have fettered anyone’s socio-economic advancement,” he said.
“However there are forces disposed to tarnish the very secular visage of India. The agenda of BJP-RSS is all exclusive; they have all along shown consternation for the secular and progressive ideals of the Constitution of India,” Farooq alleged.
“It was in that constitution, a social document that National Conference was able to achieve a special dispensation for our state. The Delhi agreement streamlined the relation between Srinagar and New Delhi. Nonetheless, whatever we were able to achieve was eventually eroded by the successive governments of the state led by Bakshi and Sadiq. They had to implement the agenda of New Delhi because they drew their sustenance from them. They were bound to do so, being at their beck and call, they had no other choice,” he said.
“However, no sooner we returned to power, the unrelenting erosion of our special status ceased to end. Our absence from power corridors of our state gave all the forces as is inimical to state’s unique character and integrity a field day to fiddle with our status. What enfolded during past few years during the PDP-BJP rule bears my assertions out, be it implementation of National Food Security Act or GST. What was left of our special status in shape of our fiscal autonomy was eroded by PDP. We have seen it all with our eyes. This should act as an eye opener to all,” the senior Abdullah said.
“Art-370, Art-35 A sanctifies the constitutional link between New Delhi and the J&K state. They are hell bent to degrade our constitutional status. The assertion of Union Finance Minister on Article 35A reveals their anti Kashmir agenda. Kashmiris have lent immense sacrifices to throw the autocratic yolk away from state. We have never allowed anybody to enslave us. We will never give up on that predilection of ours. We will fight for the unity and integrity of our state at any cost,” he added.
He said that PDP canvassed in 2014 elections to keep BJP out but what followed they eventually landed up in the lap of RSS-BJP.
“Mufti Syed in his last days repented for his colossal mistake but that delayed repentance of his was of no help. His daughter followed her father’s suit and hobnobbed with BJP to keep her flock together. She hunkered down before BJP-RSS for the sake of power and chair. Not to talk of preserving what was left of our autonomy,” Farooq added.
“The countless miseries that were inflicted on Kashmiris in PDP-BJP government will take years to heal. Now Mehbooba Mufti is again up to the same gimmickry, she masters. This time we should not fall prey to her theatrics,” he said.
While referring to the mushrooming of parties mostly one man armies in every nook and corner of the state, he said, “My father Sher-e-kashmir foretold about such mushrooming of leaders in every alley of Kashmir after his death. People who were seeking freedom until the recent past are now sitting in BJP-RSS. Today they are hobnobbing with them but time will come when they will also suffer at hands of their masters.”
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