‘NC will stand as a wall between BJP and J&K’
Budgam: National Conference Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah addressed an impressive public meeting at Chadoora, Budgam and said that Narendra Modi had an agendra of destruction and division and wanted to spark another partition in the country. The remarks made by a BJP leader that all opponents of Modi are Pakistan supporters reflects the poison and venom that dictates the policies of BJP and Narendra Modi.
Speaking at the public meeting which was organized by MLC Panchayati Raj and NC District President Budgam Ali Mohammad Dar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that BJP had made it amply clear in its manifesto that the party wanted a Uniform Civil Code in the country and this obviously implies that BJP wants to banish the Muslim Personal Law Board in this country despite the religous sentiments of Muslims. Dr. Farooq Abdullah said “BJP was out to wage a war not just against the minorities of India but also against the very idea of India. Narendra Modi speaks about development but refuses to talk about the multiculturalism and communal harmony that has bound this country together for centuries”.
Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that BJP had also made it clear in its manifesto that Narendra Modi wanted to aborgate Article 370 of the Indian Constiution and hence destroy J&K’s Special Status. Dr. Farooq said “Modi should know that there is a party called National Conference that has bled in the lanes of our towns and villages and sacrificed in the annals of our history to safeguard Article 370. Modi should know that a thousand Modi’s cannot stand in front of National Conference and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s vision of amity, brotherhood and a dignified relation with India”.
Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that BJP has also made it evident in its manifesto that the party wants to construct Ram Manndir at the site of the demolished Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. Dr Farooq said “BJP has kept bricks, mortar and stones ready to construct a Temple on the ruins of a viciously and ruthlessly martyred Babri Masjid despite the matter being sub-judice in the Supreme Court of India and despite the sentiments of the millions of Muslims in the country. Will the same party and the same leader do anything for the cause of minorities?”.
Speaking to the public, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that despite Modi’s outrightly communal, anti-Muslim and anti-Kashmir ideology, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had embraced Modi with an affection that reflects Mufti Sahab’s lack of integrity and loyalty to his own people – a trait that Mufti Sahab has demonstrated all his life to the ultimate disappointment to the people of J&K. Dr. Farooq Abdullah asked the people to vote in large numbers in favor of the NC-Congress Coalition so that the BJP-PDP partnership can be nipped in the bud before it endangers this State and its people.
Speaking on the occasion Senior NC Leader and Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim Rather said that no power on earth can harm Article 370 as this Article is the constitutional bridge of accession between J&K and India. Rather said that Article 370 has been ratified by the Indian Parliament and the first Prime Minsiter of Independent India, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Those who spoke on the occasion included Senior National Conference Leader and Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs Abdul Rahim Rather, Senior NC Leader and MLA Budgam Aga Syed Ruhullah, MLC Panchayati Raj and District President Budgam Ali Mohammad Dar, MLC Panchayati Raj Dr. Shehnaz Ganai, Ex-MLA and Leader Democratic Party Nationalist Advocate G M Bawan. Many senior NC leaders and office-bearers were present on the occasion. (KNS)