Jammu, June 03: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former deputy chief minister, Kavinder Gupta on Monday expressed unwavering confidence in the exit polls predicting a resounding victory for the party, setting the stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term.
In a statement issued here, Gupta said, “On one hand, the Saffron party is preparing to celebrate PM Narendra Modi’s third term and on the other side, the defeated Congress party is planning protests and finding alibis to go for catharsis.”
He said that people have voted in support of PM Modi with open hearts and that is the reason behind euphoria among the party cadre.
“Starting from June 04, it is the time for the party to celebrate the momentous victory of PM Modi as exit polls have made things clear even before the counting of votes,” he said.
Kavinder said that the record-breaking voting percentage in J&K is also due to the success of the Kashmir policy brought in by PM Modi. Therefore, the BJP has got people’s support duly on its credible work and people-friendly outlook, he said.
The former Deputy CM said that Congress leadership has already started assessing the factors responsible for their bad performance as the party is planning nationwide protests. “It is also expected that the dynastic party may accuse the BJP of wrongdoing but the people of the country know it well that BJP’s victory is hard-earned after doing wonders on the ground, be it abrogation of Article 370, teaching Pakistan a lesson of life, getting the people of Kashmir rid of terrorism and so many other achievements, which are known to one and all,” he said.
Gupta said that even ECI has praised the BJP government for accomplishing the herculean task by bringing back people in Kashmir to the polling booths and setting new records of voting percentage.
He said that Congress holds every right to protest, but the reason should be genuine. “Their leadership failed to make connections with the people, and corruption being their top priority, which has created a wedge between the common man and the oldest political party of the country,” he said.
The senior BJP leader welcomed the statement of the Chief Election Commissioner of India with regard to holding the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that BJP has conducted elections in J&K 13 times including Panchayat Raj and Urban Local Bodies while the successive regimes had conducted the same only four times in the last more than 70 years, which speaks of the difference and how the saffron party has strengthened democracy at the grassroots level.
The former deputy chief minister appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate the victory of the BJP in grand style and join in the festivities that mark the historic third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “This victory is not just a win for the party, but a triumph of the people’s will and their faith in the leadership of PM Modi,” he said.
“The coming term will continue to bring prosperity, development, and peace to Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of India,” he said. (KNS)
