Srinagar, May 9 :
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday claimed that in the first three phases of Parliament elections that were held, Bharatiya Janata Party is facing its worst defeat.
“BJP is facing its worst defeat in the three phases of the Parliament elections that were held so far”, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister who is contesting Lok Sabha election from Anantnag-Rajouri seat told media persons at Khonmoh area of Pulwama district on Thursday.
BJP is running a campaign on religious issues and talking about the Mangal sutra, and Hindu-Muslim communal tension as they sense a loss in the initial election phases, she claimed
“The people are aware of the BJP’s religious rhetoric and they have realized that the party won’t do anything for their welfare that is why they (BJP) are bent on spreading communal clashes between Hindus and Muslims to grab votes. People believe in the Congress manifesto which promises to provide 30 lakh jobs, 50 percent reservation for the women folk and to provide gas cylinder at Rs 450”, Mehbooba said.
She said she was sure that people had now awakened.
“If BJP came to power again they will finish the constitution of India and nobody will have the right to talk or to seek reservations”.
Asked that the Police have issued a notice to the National Conference asking them to reschedule the poll campaign in Sopore township of Baramulla district due to security reasons, Mehbooba said “I feel it is very wrong. Police and administration should remain neutral”.
She said, “I was also supposed to visit the Tral area in the Pulwama district the other day but was not allowed for reasons not known”.
She alleged that “the attitude of Police in north Kashmir, South Kashmir, and central Kashmir is just to support the proxy candidates of the BJP”.
“They are curtailing movements of NC and PDP which are against the rules of the Election Commission of India (ECI),” she said
In another question, Mehbooba alleged that a situation is being created in south Kashmir to stop her from reaching Parliament.
“I think a situation is being created in Anantnag and Rajouri Poonch areas just to create an atmosphere to stop Mehbooba Mufti from undertaking the campaign so that people could boycott the elections and they could not come out to vote,” she said when asked about the recent encounters.
“If centre is claiming militancy has been finished in Jammu and Kashmir why the encounters are taking place”, she asked and said, “they try in any way Mehbooba Mufti to stop her from reaching Parliament by creating such incidents on which people are raising fingers in doubt”.
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Fully confident INDIA alliance will form govt at Centre : Congress J&K Chief
Srinagar, May 9 (UNI) J&K Congress President Vikar Rasool on Thursday said he was fully confident that the INDIA alliance would form the government at the Centre.
He said soon after the formation of their government, the statehood would be restored to Jammu and Kashmir.
“I am telling you with confidence that Congress and INDIA alliance will form the government on June 4 at the centre,” the J&K PCC Chief said during a press conference in Srinagar.
“I am sure that with the formation of the government at the centre, the statehood would be restored to Jammu and Kashmir… The demand of unemployment, development, harassment to employees , issues of fruit growers, farmers loan will be redressed,” e said.
Vikar said Congress will stick to all the promises made during the campaign.
“The protection of jobs, land and culture of all communities as was in the era of then Maharaja who had issued state subjects for all these things, lost after the abrogation of the Article 370, Congress will work on all of them,” he said.
He claimed that the INDIA alliance will win all the five seats in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Congress leader alleged that the Prime Minister is frustrated and raising issues on religious ground.
“The frustration of Prime Minister is visible as he is raking the issues of Hindu-Muslim and Mangalsutra and even yesterday an uneven incident took place, those who were supporting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and whose lone amounting to Rs 15 lakh crores was waved off and to whom all the major contracts of the country were given, said that they have paid money to Congress party in a tempo,” Vikar said.
“Very unfortunate, that the BJP seized the accounts of the Congress party worth Rs 2500 crores which were collected through donations and the same BJP today claiming that money was sent to Congress in Tempo … .is a shameful talk,” he added.
“Today it is evident that BJP will not cross even 150 numbers in the parliament elections at the centre,” he claimed.
Vikar announced that youth candidate Zameer Ahmad a resident of Pattan area who had submitted his nomination papers from Baramulla parliamentary constituency, had joined the Congress party alongwith his supporters.
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