Amir Tantray
Kishtwar/Ramban, Sep 16 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday tested the National Conference-Congress bonhomie in J&K by challenging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to read out the ‘white paper” on Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah once tabled by the NC in the Assembly.
“I challenge Rahul baba to read out the white on Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah once tabled by the NC in the then J&K Assembly. Let Rahul read the paper once before the people of the nation,” Shah threw an open challenge to Rahul while addressing a rally in Kishtwar district of Jammu.
He said the NC that is showing bonhomie with the Congress at present labelled Sheikh Abdullah as a traitor and anti-national. “Who put Sheikh Abdullah in jail for 22 long years and who labelled him as a traitor and anti-national,” Shah asked .
The Home Minister had earlier visited Jammu on September 6 and today was his second visit to the region where he addressed three back to back rallies in Paddar-Nagsengi, Kishtwar and Ramban. In all three rallies, he targeted Abdullahs, Gandhis and Muftis for ruining J&K.
Shah blamed these families of nourishing terrorism in J&K for the past 70 years. “The upcoming polls is a direct fight between NC-Congress and BJP,” he said. Shah also sought votes for Shagun Parihar and Tariq Keen, the BJP candidates from Kishtwar.
The Home Minister said NC, Congress and PDP were responsible for the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in 1990 and nourishing terrorism in J&K.
“In 1990’s, Dr Farooq Abdullah was elected after an agreement with Rajiv Gandhi. “When terrorism was at its peak and bloodbath was everywhere, you went to London on vacation. Nehru, Gandhi and Abdulalh’s provided a launching pad to terrorism in Kashmir,” Shah said, adding that once again Abdullah’s and Gandhi’s have joined hands together only to bring back bad old days of terrorism.
“In 1990, these two parties pushed Kashmiri Pandits out of the Valley. They are responsible for the mass exodus of KPs from Kashmir,” he said, asking people whether they want revival of terrorism, separatism, stone pelting again. The people responded with a big “NO”. He also asked people whether Afzal Guru wasn’t supposed to be hanged and people responded with “yes.” Omar Abdullah, Shah said, claims that Guru should not have been hanged. “I can only laugh at this statement,” he said.
Addressing the third rally at Ramban district of Jammu, Shah trained his guns at NC-Congress alliance, Shah said these parties advocate release of jailed terrorists. He asked people whether they should be released, and the people responded with “No.” “Till there is a Narendera Modi government at the Centre, we are not going to release the jailed terrorists,” he said. Shah asked people if they want attacks on Amarnath Yatra again, do they want stone pelting on the streets and do they want revival of terrorism in J&K, the people shouted “No.”
Lashing out at NC patron Dr Farooq Abdullah, Shah said the senior politician has stooped so low that he claims terrorists and army have a nexus. “I wonder how a senior politician stoops so low,” he said.
He said as long as the Modi led BJP government is at Centre, there was no question of bringing back Article 370. “What has Article 370 given you? Poverty, terrorism and separatism. We will not allow anybody touch the reservations given to Gujjars, Bakerwals, Paharis and Valmikis,” he said and sought votes for the BJP candidates to end the dynasty politics in J&K forever.
