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Gupkar alliance befooling people on seeking restoration of Article 370: BJP

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India, Srinagar
Nov 09, 2020 12:30 AM IST

He said the alliance is afraid of the saffron party’s “growing popularity” in J&K and thus, has decided to stay united against it in the DDC polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party lashed out at the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Sunday, a day after the alliance announced it would contest the upcoming first-ever District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir unitedly, saying it is only after power and is befooling people about seeking the restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status.

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Terming the alliance the “Gupkar Gang”, Jammu and Kashmir BJP’s general secretary and Kashmir affairs in-charge Vibodh Gupta said the parties in it are after power and people should understand their intentions.

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“If the alliance is against the Constitution of India, then how come is this gang fighting the DDC election under the same Constitution? Those who will emerge as winners will have to take oath under the very Constitution that the Gupkar Gang is opposing,” Gupta told reporters at a press conference here.

He said the PAGD’s decision to contest the DDC polls reflects the “dual politics” being played by it. “This is how the Gupkar Gang is playing cheap politics and trying to befool people. On one hand, they want to remain in the system and gain power, but on the other hand, they are opposing the same Constitution under which they are supposed to take oath,” he said.

He said the alliance is afraid of the saffron party’s “growing popularity” in J&K and thus, has decided to stay united against it in the DDC polls. “Ultimately, they showed their intention that this gang has been formed to come back to power because they cannot remain without power. We also welcome this.”

“They said they will not allow the BJP to win in the Kashmir valley. Now, the BJP has become the greatest challenge to the alliance in the Valley. I thank the workers of the BJP for this because they have risked their lives to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of peace, progress and development in Jammu and Kashmir,” Gupta said, adding that people should understand the intentions of the National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders.

Referring to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks that she would not hold the national flag till the flag of the erstwhile state was restored, Gupta said if her party workers win in the DDC polls, they will have to take oath under the tricolour.

Gupta demanded that an FIR be lodged against NC vice-president Omar Abdullah.

“Omar has said their fight is for the rights of the people and not for elections. So what has happened now? Also, his another painful statement that the youngsters of Kashmir will again pick up guns -- I want to ask him, who was responsible for the youth picking up guns in 1989? Jammu and Kashmir has had your governments for the last 60-70 years. This is a provocative statement and I demand an FIR be registered against him by the police. He does not want the bloodshed to end here and let Kashmir grow and prosper,” he said.

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