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| Cong wanted J-K to remain in turmoil for its vested interests: Brig Anil Gupta | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for opposing the abrogation of the erstwhile state's special status and said his party along with "Kashmir-centric parties" wanted it to remain in turmoil for its vested interests. It also accused the Congress of conspiring with "break-India" elements to stoke communal riots in the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and said, "dissent is valid but not violence that too intended to divide the country".
The party was reacting to the statement of Azad, the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, accusing the BJP-led central government of being responsible for the "death of expectations" of the people of Jammu and Kashmir by removing Article 370 and downgrading the status of the erstwhile state. "The Congress like the other Kashmir-centric parties wanted J and K to remain in turmoil so that they could continue to loot the state exchequer and the J and K Bank for personal benefits at the cost of ordinary citizens," BJP spokesperson Brig (retd) Anil Gupta said.
"The Congress was a party to the 'death of aspirations' of the people of Jammu and Ladakh and wanted the status quo to continue as part of its appeasement policy nation-wide," he added. Talking at 'Agenda Aaj Tak', Azad brushed aside charges by the BJP that opposition parties are fuelling protests against the new law in the country and also said the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir has "seen the death" of wishes of people of the state and now what would one expect from the people who are "dead" now.
Gupta said, "Despite its best efforts the Congress failed to set Assam on fire but is determined to stoke communal riots in the country as is evident from the Jamia episode in Delhi and communally sensitive states like UP, Bihar, Telangana and West Bengal." "The protest against the CAA launched by Congress by creating fear among the Muslims is highly unjustified. It has been clarified time and again by the prime minister and the home minister that the Act is related to granting citizenship and does not affect the existing citizens of India and is not against any particular religious community.
"Yet, Congress is provoking the Muslims on the pretext that their citizenship in India is in danger. Nothing can be farther from the truth but the break-India elements have succeeded in their design of creating a communal rift leading to riots, arson, loot, and vandalism," he said.
After failing to defeat the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, Gupta claimed, the Congress decided to take to the streets burning and vandalizing public and private property and even attacking the police parties with petrol bombs. |
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