J-K: BJP's Chugh warns Omar Abdullah govt against murdering mandate of democracy

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 8 (ANI): BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday, warned the Omar Abdullah government, against "murdering the mandate of democracy by resorting to disruptive and violent means."
Reacting strongly to the BJP members being marshalled out of the Assembly while they were trying to voice dissent against the resolution on Article 370, Chugh said, "it was a blatant attempt to stifle the voice of the people."
Chugh expressed strong objections to Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, an Awami Ittehad Party MLA from Langate, bringing a banner into the Assembly that supported the National Conference government resolution. Chugh emphasized that "this action appears to be a covert attempt to revive terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir under the guise of Article 370".
"Allowing such gestures in the Assembly undermines the democratic process and may embolden extremist elements," Chugh stated, highlighting concerns about the potential consequences of such actions.
The BJP National General Secretary has come down hard on the Congress, questioning their silence on the Jammu and Kashmir resolution issue. The BJP leader alleged that the National Conference and Congress have formed an alliance aimed at disrupting the democratic mandate in J-K and reviving terrorism in the Union Territory.
He remarked, "Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is making a crass attempt to subvert the democratic institutions just to catch media eyes and more importantly to please his master across the border".
Chugh reiterated, that the BJP firmly stood by the unity and integrity of J-K and would firmly foil all nefarious attempts to bring back the dark days in J-K.
He appealed to the Omar Abdullah government "to give up its pro-Pakistan agenda and to start working on policies and programmes to help the people of J-K."
Earlier, the BJP leader and former union minister, Smriti Irani, also criticized the resolution passed in the J-K Assembly, calling it a divisive move by the Congress-led INDIA bloc that supports extremism.
According to Irani, this resolution disregards Parliament and Supreme Court decisions on Article 370. Further criticizing the INDIA bloc, she asked them if the parties stood for terrorism in the region and against the rights of disadvantaged groups. (ANI)