From urging the world to “show the people of JK the dream shown by the BJP” to visiting the historic Raghunath market in the heart of the city, PDP President and former J&K President Mehbooba Mufti has not only challenged J&K . The saffron party tried to reach out to the Hindu community in its constituency but also during its two-day visit to the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Leaving her convoy at Raghunath Bazaar, Jammu’s professional hub, on Monday, she passed through Bustle Bazaar, a traditional bastion of the BJP, to meet the free jog. Some stopped to pose for photos with their purchases. He inquired from them about their businesses – and initiated the status of a market beautification project during his rule.
According to the PDP, the shopkeepers “appreciated” the development work done during the Mufti-led government.
His business has declined following the current Union Territory government’s move to end the century-old “durbar tradition” of shifting administration and records between Jammu and Srinagar twice a year.
A day earlier, Mufti, while addressing the PDC reservation at the party’s high headquarters, picked on local BJP leaders to claim that the next assembly elections would give J&K its first Dogra page.
The PDP chief claimed, “While we are asking Kashmiris to change (under BJP rule), the face of Jammu has already changed,” adding, “Look around and see where the Dogras are.”“Factories, central government offices, important posts like lieutenant governor, his advisor, DGP, IG, SSP, director – how many of these are held by the Dogras of Jammu?” He asked. “They (BJP) have been ruling J&K directly for the past several years and when they got a chance to install a Dogra Lt Governor, they did not do so,” he said.
Mufti said the BJP government was bringing in people from outside, branding the saffron party as the “West India Company”
To control resources such as small holdings and the liquor trade. He said that while local industrialists and businessmen are the alternative, the BJP is campaigning for industrialists and authorities from outside to assert their authority in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mufti also cited the ongoing anti-operation campaign by the UT administration, alleging, “It is mostly selective and BJP is trying to appease a particular section for votes.” “Many of those whom the BJP had earlier accused of land-grabbing, are now sitting on the lap as they left the PDP and other non-committals as they were threatened with action,” he said. Discrimination between Muslims and Hindus.
“If you want to save J&K and the country, you will have to stand and fight for your rights with any slogan,” he said.
Mufti also accused the BJP of using Jammu and Kashmir as its “laboratory” to expose itself before implementing it in the rest of the country.
From Hindu outreach to striking a chord with traders, Mehbooba takes BJP battle to Jammu
He asked the majority community of Jammu to panic with the dream of some “(Hindu) nation” when the BJP reportedly showed up, alleging that he wanted to enslave the country into a “BJP nation” where only they were accommodated. Gaya Hindu, Muslim or any other community that votes for it.
The PDP leader claimed, “The condition of a Hindu who does not vote for the BJP will be worse than that of a Muslim.” Arms to press for its constitutional safeguards and states.
First visit to Jammu
This was Mufti’s first visit to Jammu in nearly five months, during which she sought to address some of the FLAME issues, including the twin campaign, with the areas’ majority Hindu community, which is currently facing attacks. Taunt on BJP. I have been stopped by the police. Administration. Though the administration has so far not targeted any poor or landless people and has repeatedly maintained that the demolition drive will be directed only against the rich and powerful, including the land mafia, local residents are worried about the matter. I have an inner feeling.
To take advantage of such apprehensions, the mainstream people have started trying to make inroads in various ways into the large section of Hindus who are considered to be BJP’s encirclement.
There is widespread anger over various government speculations on daily wages and unemployed youth as well as protests by migrant Kashmiri Pandits and nomination category Dogra employees in the Valley.
