Amit Shah Slams ‘Congress-NC Alliance’ In J&Okay, Raises 10 Questions; Opposition Reacts

Union Residence Minister Amit Shah slammed the Congress get together on Friday for becoming a member of fingers with the Nationwide Convention forward of the Jammu and Kashmir Meeting polls. He accused the get together of risking the nation’s unity and safety for its greed of energy.

Taking to his official X account, the BJP chief stated, “The Congress has as soon as once more uncovered its ulterior motives by allying with the Abdullah household’s Nationwide Convention.” He additionally posted 10 questions for the nationwide get together and its chief Rahul Gandhi, whereas itemizing a number of of the manifesto guarantees of the regional get together.

Shah requested, “Does the Congress assist the Nationwide Convention’s promise of a separate flag for Jammu and Kashmir? Do Rahul Gandhi and the Congress get together assist the JKNC’s choice to revive Article 370 and 35A, and thereby pushing Jammu and Kashmir again into an period of unrest and terrorism?” The total title of Farooq Abdullah-led get together is Jammu and Kashmir Nationwide Convention (JKNC).

The Union dwelling minister requested whether or not the Congress helps selling separatism once more by participating in dialogue with Pakistan as an alternative of Kashmir’s youth and the Nationwide Convention’s choice to start out LoC commerce with Pakistan, thereby nurturing terrorism and its ecosystem throughout the border.

His different queries fired to the Congress and Gandhi included whether or not the get together helps reinstating family of these concerned in terrorism and stone-pelting into authorities jobs, “thereby bringing again terrorism, extremism and the period of strikes”.

The alliance has uncovered the Congress get together’s anti-reservation stance, he stated.

“Does Congress assist the JKNC’s promise to finish reservations for Dalits, Gujjars, Bakarwals and Pahadi communities, thereby inflicting injustice upon them? Does the Congress need ‘Shankaracharya Hill’ to be often called ‘Takht-e-Suleiman’, and ‘Hari Hill’ as ‘Koh-e-Maran’,” he sought to know.

Shah requested whether or not the Congress helps the politics of pushing Jammu and Kashmir’s economic system again into corruption and handing it over to chose Pakistan-supported households, and whether or not it endorses the Nationwide Convention’s politics of “discrimination” between Jammu and the Valley.

“Do the Congress get together and Rahul Gandhi assist the JKNC’s divisive politics of granting autonomy to Kashmir?” he requested.

Shah additionally claimed that the Modi authorities ended years of discrimination towards Dalits, tribes, Pahadis and backward communities by granting them reservations after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A.

He additional requested, “Does Rahul Gandhi assist the JKNC manifesto, which requires abolishing reservations for Dalits, Gujjars, Bakerwals and Pahadis? After allying with the Nationwide Convention, he ought to now make clear the Congress Get together’s stand on reservation coverage.”

Reacting to the Union Residence Minister’s questions, the Jammu and Kashmir Nationwide Convention Vice President Omar Abdullah took to his official X account and requested, “Why do I get the sensation the BJP & its leaders don’t like us very a lot? ”

Among the many Nationwide Convention’s 12 ensures introduced in its manifesto for the upcoming polls, the distinguished ones are the restoration of Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood in addition to implementation of the autonomy decision handed by the erstwhile meeting in 2000.

The 90-member meeting of the Union Territory goes to the polls in three phases on September 18 and 25 and October 1. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 4.

(with PTI inputs)