Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, has said that Jammu is the worst victim of Bharatiya Janata Party’s political gimmick.
Addressing a party meeting in Jammu, Mehbooba Mufti said Jammu, once considered as the economic hub of IIOJK, is the worst victim of BJP’s political gimmick and the saffron party is surrendering interests of people from the region to benefit big corporate houses of India.
She said people in Kashmir always suspected the intentions of BJP but Jammu gave a huge mandate to the party (in 2014 assembly polls) on the assurances of political and economic empowerment.” She accused BJP of indulging in “divisive and deceitful” politics, Mufti said the saffron party is surrendering interests of people to benefit big corporate houses of the country.
She said, “From economy to cultural identity, BJP has looted Jammu of everything which it was once proud of. Today big corporate houses from across the country have deep penetration into Jammu, unemployment rate is alarming, developmental growth is at standstill while even the militancy has spilled over to the region.”
She alleged, “Unfortunately, Jammu region is at the crossroads due to this deceitful politics of BJP, which called itself to be the champion of Jammu.” Referring to the terror attack in Dhangri village of Rajouri on the New Year Day, she said, the incident happened when the BJP is claiming that the security situation has improved after the abrogation of Article 370.
The agenda of Modi or RSS government is not only to change the regional structure but also to disempower the Kashmiri population.
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