The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G A Mir on Tuesday urged people to rise to the occasion to defeat BJP and PDP, whom he said, have always exploited common masses for the sake of electoral gains and to grab power.
Mir also cautioned the people about the political gimmicksof PDP and other BJP sponsored parties in the Valley, saying that only CongressParty can unite and safeguard the interests of people in all the three regionsof the state.
Mir while addressing elections rallies in Lolab, Tangdharand Sumbal in Kupwara and Bandipora hit out at BJP PDP “for exploiting peoplefor the sake of votes and reminded the people about the designs of both PDP& BJP, who compromised on their (people’s) mandate after coming into power,all the promises made by them have fallen flat, now they are again trying tomislead people by raking up sensitive issues concerning Jammu and Kashmirstate.”
Mir said the manifesto of BJP is based on the lies anddeceit, people of India will not trust the BJP again, for the fact, this partywas responsible for the damages caused to secular fabric and harmony. “Dividingpeople on caste and religion basis was the benchmark of BJP, but they standexposed before the people, as a result, there is a great acrimony againstthem,” he said.
Mir said that people would defeat the BJP in the upcomingparliamentary elections and will vote in favour of Congress Party and otherssecular forces in the country.