Cautioning people of the state about ‘nefarious designs of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)’ to target special status and identity of J&K, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked people to stand united against divisive forces and actively participate in the ongoing parliament elections, reads a PDP statement.
“BJP has already publicized its agenda against our veryidentity and the special status. Now it is working on a plan to divide us andweaken our fight against such nefarious designs. We have to stand guard of ouridentity and interests as a Muslim majority state across linguistic and sectariandifferences. Because they want to widen these fault lines and weaken our fightagainst their anti-Kashmir plans,” the statement reads.
She was addressing public meetings at Chadoora and KhanSahib assembly segments of Budgam district to garner support in favour of theparty candidate for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, Aga Sayed Mohsin.
“She said that attempts were being made by New Delhi toweaken Jammu and Kashmir politically as well as economically. We are facing anonslaught on our special status from New Delhi. I have fought it both withinand outside the
government. My party always stood firm on the core issueswithout any compromise. Our track record is certificate of our integrity. Todaywe have to stay united and fight a collective battle to thwart attacks on ouridentity. We must participate with fervor in the ongoing elections so as tostrengthen PDP send our best representatives to defend our special status andidentity in the Parliament of India,” the statement reads.
Asked what she thought of the letter written by manyveterans to the president of India complaining of brazen politicizing of theinstitution of the armed forces by the BJP, Mehbooba said that BJP has utterlyfailed on the fundaments of governance and has been trying to cover-up thesefailures in run up to the elections by politicizing the institution of thearmy, according to the statement.
“BJP’s record is miserable on account of job creation,economy, development, and there are serious charges of corruption. Since theyhave no answers to questions on these issues, they take refuge in the brazenand blatant politicization of the institution of the army,” the statement said.