JAMMU October 31st : Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial President J&K National Conference today castigated BJP leadership in J&K for rubbing salt on the wounds of gallant Dogras by celebrating Foundation Day of UT of J&K, claiming that the day has demeaned the glory of this marshal community as the erstwhile J&K State was cut into pieces.
In a statement issued to media persons, the senior NC leader said that people having the slightest idea of formation of erstwhile State of J&K know well that how bravely Maharaja Gulab Singh and his late General Zorawar Singh had fought to expand his empire from boundaries of Punjab upto China and Tibet making erstwhile State of J&K including Ladakh one of the biggest states in the country (area wise).
He termed it unfortunate that the local BJP leadership backstabbed the valiant people of J&K to allow the Centre to slice State into two UTs and leaving the people on the mercy of Bureaucrats who uncontrolled inflation and unemployment.
Rattan Lal said that J&K was a prosperous state but by mishandling the situation, BJP government lowered the dignity of people by showing no inclination towards the problems being faced by the people, it has turned them into second class citizens as for every cause whether toll plaza, smart meter mismanagement, recruitment scams, etc. they have to fight for their rights.
The senior NC leader said that BJP leadership knows mistakes it had committed in J&K and that is the reason it is advocating to defer polls in the region as decimation of saffron party is inevitable. He said that on one side, HM Amit Shah claims that the power in J&K has been divided into hands of 30,000 people but on the other hand BJP Government is shirking to hold polls fearing debacle and in this course has dented the democracy badly.
The Provincial President said under incumbent government development has become elusive with healthcare centres running without medicos, industries becoming defunct with new ventures seen nowhere. The condition of roads, electricity and water supply is also in worse conditions.
“Corruption is also touching skies as the case of IAS Officer Parmar, who became whistleblower in case of rampant corruption in Jal Shakti Department”, he said.
Rattan Lal Gupta emphasized that BJP leadership has proved to be a damp squib for J&K and therefore people should give chance to National Conference to once again rectify things and restore pristine glory of J&K and its people.
