‘We will hold accountable all BJP leaders in the court of people for spreading hatred, dividing masses’
TDD Correspondent
Jammu, (TDD): National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah today compared the BJP camp with the Pharaoh stating that the leaders divided people of the country and J&K will meet the same fate and they will be made accountable in the peoples’ court.
“Don’t you remember the fate of Pharaoh, who used to claim he is God. Prophet Moses (AS) grew up in his home. When Prophet Moses (AS) challenged Pharaon saying he was not the God, the Pharaoh tried to kill him. Prophet Moses took along his people and made way through a sea through his sacred stick,” Dr Farooq said addressing a massive gathering in Budhal Assembly constituency of Rajouri where NC candidate Javaid Choudhary is contesting.
Dr Farooq said that when Pharaoh tried to chase Prophet Moses (AS), the sea got closed and washed away Pharaon and his entire army. “Same will be the fate of BJP. They will be held accountable in the courts of people for dividing innocent people on the religious lines,” he said.
He said BJP brags a lot on Article 370 revocation and claims to be the disciples of Maharaja Hari Singh. “The fact remains that it was Maharaja Hari Singh who had framed laws for the protection of land and jobs of people of the then princely State of J&K when India and Pakistan were yet to be born,” the NC chief said, adding that “the same law took the shape of Article 370. Now tell me, whose law they took away on August 5, 2019.”
He said under a well-planned conspiracy, people from other parts of India are being brought into J&K. “Recently, a top official was brought in from Kerala. Is J&K short of such officers? Don’t we have capable and intelligent officers here,” Dr Farooq said, adding that “this reflects the policies of hatred being promoted by the BJP.”
Today, Dr Farooq said that locals of J&K aren’t even able to “extract one spoon of sand” as contracts lie with the outsiders. “Same is the case with stone quarries and mining,” he said and held BJP responsible for promoting the highest level of hatred not only in India but in J&K as well.
Dr Farooq said when he was the chief minister of J&K, he toured Rajouri, Poonch and other districts. “I felt disappointed after seeing the fate of schools in these areas. It was the then NC Education Minister Muhammad Shafi (Uri) who introduced the Rehbar-e-Taleem scheme under which we found teachers from local villages to teach students. And today, see how this ReT scheme transformed lives on ground,” he said.
He said all must stay united against BJP and ensure the “bus of hatred sinks soon and the bus of love is taken to every part of India.” —(TDD)
