BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday backed the party’s decision to walk out of Mehbooba Mufti government and accused the PDP of ignoring the interests of Jammu and Ladakh.
“PM Modi sent crores of rupees for the development of J&K, but the PDP government ignored the interests of Jammu and Ladakh. So we decided to quit the government,” the BJP chief said, adding, “for us the development of Jammu and Ladakh is the top-most priority.”
“There was a need for the balanced development of the three regions in the state,” he said.
Amit Shah snapped at both the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC), saying “We had allotted Rs 40 crore for the development of Pashmina & Rs 45 crore for Pampore haat. The two families from NC & PDP ruled J&K for three generations but never did anything for Pashmina or Pampore haat.”
The BJP chief was addressing a rally to mark “historic martyrdom anniversary” of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
This was his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after BJP withdrew support from the PDP-led government in the state.
Amit Shah praised Syama Prasad Mookerjee for integrating Kashmir with India.
“The BJP workers have a special relationship with Jammu & Kashmir due to the contribution of Syama Prasad Mookerjee,” Shah said.
The BJP chief slammed Rahul Gandhi over the remarks made by Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saifuddin Soz over Kashmir, and said, “Rahul should apologize for the statements made by his party leaders.”
Earlier today, Amit Shah, who reached Jammu this morning for a day-long trip, reviewed the party’s preparations and strategy for the Lok Sabha election due next year.
The BJP chief was accorded a rousing reception with party’s youth wing taking out a bike rally from the airport to the state guest house.
“The BJP president chaired several meeting and reviewed organisational functioning, preparations for the forthcoming LS polls and its strategy,” a senior BJP leader told PTI.
Amit Shah chaired the election committee meeting of the party to discuss the issues for the next election, he said.
The leaders have briefed him about the forthcoming programmes of the party in J&K in view of LS polls and also gave him an elaborate briefing about the current programmes in the state.
The party president was accompanied by state unit chief Ravinder Raina and other senior leaders.
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