BJP steps up tirade against ‘corrupt’ NC-Cong coalition

BJP steps up tirade against ‘corrupt’ NC-Cong coalition Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Jammu, November 7
Stepping up the attack against the ruling National Conference (NC)-Congress coalition for their failure to solve basic problems of people, the BJP today exhorted the people to launch a decisive war against this “corrupt” regime in the state.

Addressing series of public meetings in different areas of the Jammu region in connection with the ongoing “Jan Jagran Yatra”, BJP leaders came down heavily on the ruling coalition for its failure on all fronts.

The leaders said since formation of this government, problems of the people have increased, but the government was much concerned about raking up irrelevant issues to appease separatists and other anti-national elements active in the state.

They further lambasted the regime for raking up the issue of revocation of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in the state and said this issue was raised only to appease separatists and other pro-militant elements active in the Kashmir Valley.

They also warned that any decision to withdraw the AFSPA would prove disastrous for the state because situation was not conducive.

BJP MLA Jugal Kishore Sharma, while addressing public meetings in different areas of the Nowshera and Kalakote assembly segments, flayed the government for not fulfilling the promises made during the last Assembly elections.

Addressing a meeting at Kishanpur, state president of BJP Shamsher Singh Manhas said in response to the clarion call of the BJP against corruption, black money, price rise and several issues confronting Jammu and Kashmir, the people were turning up in rallies in large number, which was an indicator that they were fed up by the anti-people, anti-youth, anti-farmer and anti-poor policies of the government and endorse the demand of the BJP that “the CM should step down”.

He said the Congress-led UPA has set new records in corrupt practices. It has added to the woes of a common Indian citizen by making steep rise in the prices of petrol, diesel, LPG, kerosene oil and other essential items, he added.

Ashok Khajuria, MLA, Jammu East, and other senior leaders also addressed the meetings.