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Omar's remarks shameful, fumes BJP
Thursday, October 07, 2010 08:20:11 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Taking strong exception to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah's assertion that Kashmir had not merged with India but
acceded with it , the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said
his statement was "shameful" and was meant to "hide his
incompetence".
"Nobody has given him the right to question Jammu and Kashmir's
merger and accession. He is a flop chief minister. Of all the
chief ministers in the state, he is the most unpopular. He has
made such remarks to hide his incompetency," BJP spokesperson
Shahnawaz Hussain said here.
Condemning Abdullah's remarks, Hussain said it was "an old habit"
of the National Conference leaders to speak in different tones in
Delhi and in Kashmir.
He said the entire Jammu and Kashmir, including the part held by
Pakistan, was an integral part of India and Abdullah's statement
was akin to those made by separatists.
Hussain said that BJP members in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly
were Thursday evicted by marshals after they protested against the
chief minister's remarks. "They were manhandled. Four of them
received injuries," the spokesman said.
Taking on the Congress over Abdullah's remarks, Hussain said that
its general secretary Rahul Gandhi had given another chance to the
chief minister despite his "failure" as an administrator. "Was he
(Abdullah) given a chance to make such remarks?" Hussain asked.
He said the Congress is part of the ruling alliance in Jammu and
Kashmir and cannot escape its responsibility over Abdullah's
remarks.
"Congress should clarify if it agrees with Abdullah's remarks or
not," Hussain said.
Asked about the chief minister's remarks that his government was
not a puppet, Hussain said the party also wants that "he
(Abdullah) should not be a puppet of separatists."
The chief minister reportedly told the state assembly Wednesday
that the state had acceded to India and not merged with it as some
of the other princely states of the country.
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