In bid to ‘intimidate’ Hindu voters, BJP creating false fear, says Farooq
Former CM and J&K National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to “intimidate” the Hindu voters of J&K by creating false fears.
He also accused the BJP of misleading the people by claiming that terrorism will rise again if the NC and Congress alliance came to power in Jammu and Kashmir.
“They (BJP) want to threaten the Hindu community. They think the Hindus will vote for them but today the Hindus have changed. First they (BJP) sought votes in the name of Ram and now they want to intimidate them,” Abdullah charged.
“They (BJP) are scared of the National Conference. They will do everything possible to defame the National Conference, but we will win and change the fate of the people,” he said while addressing the media at Naseembagh mausoleum of NC founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdulla after paying tributes to the party founder on his 42nd death anniversary.
Reacting to Shah’s criticism of the NC-Congress coalition during his visit to Jammu, the former Chief Minister said he was only trying to malign NC.
“But, God willing they won’t succeed. Our efforts will pave way to work for the betterment of our people. The Home Minster can keep saying as much about us as he wants, but I want to tell him that we are against that Bharat that they want to create. Bharat belongs to all — Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Buddhists. We are not intruders. We are not snatching away mangalsutra. Muslims have an equal contribution towards the freedom of India,” he added.
“They say if the National Conference and Congress come to power, terrorism will start again. I want to ask them when they abolished Article 370, did terrorism end? Today, terrorism is emerging again, for which they are responsible.”
On restoration of statehood, Abdullah said the NC-Congress alliance will get it back.
