Omar asks BJP to seek forgiveness for revival of terrorism in Jammu
National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the BJP-led Central government should seek forgiveness from the people of Jammu and Kashmir as the terror attacks in otherwise peaceful Jammu region reflects its alleged failure.
“What is the situation of militancy in the Jammu region where our brave security forces personnel are targeted quite frequently? BJP should first reply why militancy has spread to Jammu region after 2014, especially in the last three years when its graph went up,” he said.
He said the BJP was busy blaming the National Conference, Congress and PDP for terrorism but has completely failed to tackle the situation in Jammu region. Abdullah said by blaming these parties for terrorism, BJP has given a clean chit to Pakistan.
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...Our brave fsecurity force personnel are targeted quite frequently? BJP should first reply why militancy spread to Jammu region after 2014, especially in the last three years when its graph went up. —Omar Abdullah, Vice president, NC
He further said that if the three parties were responsible for terrorism in Jammu, “then why are they (BJP-led government) not talking to Pakistan? They are blaming us, thus giving a clean chit to Pakistan”, he said.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an election rally in support of party candidate Sunil Verma in Udhampur East assembly segment, Omar referred to the statements of Home Minister Amit Shah blaming NC, Congress and PDP for terrorism and said “when the BJP leaders speak within J&K, they blame us but when they are outside the Union Territory they hold Pakistan responsible”.
He said that there was not even a single place in Jammu region where terror attacks have not taken place. “Attacks are taking place in Chenab Valley, Pir Panjal region, Reasi, Kathua, Udhampur, Jammu and even Samba. This is a failure of BJP government which is blaming the opposition for everything,” said Omar.
Abdullah further stated that the BJP leadership was under pressure because of poor performance in the first two phases of the Assembly polls. He claimed that internal reports suggest that BJP’s J&K chief Ravinder Raina will lose from Nowshera constituency in Rajouri.
On the saffron party’s leadership targeting him by name, Abdullah said, “Despite being out of power for so long, if the Prime Minister and Home Minister are remembering me in their speeches that means I have done something good.”
Out of 90 seats, he said NC is in direct fight with BJP on only five seats but “it is mostly targeting our party, our manifesto, our leadership. Home minister announced results yesterday even as 40 seats are going to polls in the last phase (on October 1).
“Was he in possession of some magic wand through which he knows the outcome of voting. They are using everything to mislead the people,” he said.
