Srinagar, May 02: Jammu & Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Ravinder Raina on Tuesday hit out at National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah over his criticism of the government for not holding a G20 meeting in Jammu, saying it was a “deliberate attempt” to divide society. He said Abdullah’s remarks show his “frustration” as the political ground of the NC is “slipping fast”.
Addressing the media persons after meeting senior party leaders at Srinagar, Raina said, “A G20 meeting is taking place in J&K which is a welcome decision of the government. The people are thankful to the prime minister for it. Some people do not digest peace, prosperity and development and are making hue and cry as they don’t want to see J&K marching ahead with people maintaining communal harmony and brotherhood.”
Jammu and Kashmir is a single entity and it does not matter whether the meeting is taking place in Srinagar or Jammu. “It is a conspiracy to poison the minds of the people and divide society which will not succeed,” he added.
The BJP leader said he wants to remind Farooq Abdullah, who was the chief minister for several terms and a union minister as well, that the markets and educational institutions used to remain shut for 10 months every year.
“That time has gone and there is peace and brotherhood, whether in Jammu or Kashmir,” he said, adding that J&K is on the path of development because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Raina, who is in Kashmir for a five-day political outreach, said organising G-20 Summit in J&K will be a significant event and the people of the Union Territory are “eagerly waiting” to welcome the representatives of G-20 nations.
Waqaf Board Chairperson Dr Draksha Andrabi, Ex-MLC Sofi Yusif, Spokesperson Altaf Thakur, Manzoor Bhat, Dr Farida Khan, MM War, Dr Ali Mohd Mir, Ashok Bhat, Bilal Parray, Sheikh Bashir, and Surinder Singh were present in the meeting.
