Srinagar, June 25: Launching a scathing attack on former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, the BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Sunday said that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism flourished in J&K under their rule following which the region’s economy was derailed and there was no progress and development.
Chugh in a statement said three families including Gandhis, Muftis and Abdullahs “plundered” Jammu and Kashmir and that terrorism was at its peak during their tenures.
“The situation has improved dramatically in J&K after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over and brought the law and order situation under control. A new era has set in J&K now,” he said.
Chugh’s comments came in the backdrop of statements made by Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti in a press conference after the Opposition parties’ meeting in Patna on June 23.
Attacking the three families, Chugh said that on one side, they talk about democracy and on the other side; they talk about China and Pakistan. “During their tenure, they suppressed the people of Jammu and Kashmir and hindered development. There was no peace and progress. There was only bloodshed, while under PM Modi Jammu and Kashmir has become the centre of tourism activities. Since the BJP’s rule, Jammu and Kashmir has only seen peace, development and progress,” he said.
The BJP leader said that due to the shrinking space for politicians in Jammu and Kashmir, they are now visiting Bihar to address press conferences. “This shows how the people of Jammu and Kashmir have rejected them. They don’t find any space here to talk about anything,” he said.
“It is because of the pro-people policies of PM Modi that Jammu and Kashmir is seeing a new dawn of development and progress and tourism is flourishing here, while during three families’ rule only terrorism flourished,” Chugh said.
