Abdullahs promoting jihadi agenda: Chugh

Srinagar, Sep 17: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh today strongly criticized National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah for “promoting jihadi agenda “ in J&K at a time when people want peace and prosperity to return to the Union Territory.

According to a press release, Chugh, who is also the party incharge for J&K , was addressing an election meeting . He said that the Abdullah family in fact has been following the "jihadi" and communal agenda for the last three generations to spread a sense of insecurity and uncertainty in the region.

He said, “ The NC election manifesto which has announced to change the name of Shankaracharya Hill to Takht-i-Sulaiman and that of Hari Parbat as Koh-e Maran, is a stark example of the jihadi mindset of the Abdullah family which is bent upon destroying the cultural and spiritual heritage of the region”.

Chugh stated that there were more than two dozen historic temples built since the times of Lalitaditya and are revered by the people not only in the valley but across the country since they symbolise national heritage. “No steps were taken during the rule of Abdullahs to protect these historical places and instead the Abdullah family is out to destroy it all, dancing to the tune of its mentors across the border,” he said.

“Abdullah's promise to release the prisoners detained due to their subversive and disruptive activities also indicated the intention to follow the Jihadi agenda. BJP is strongly against the promise in the NC manifesto to repeal the Public Safety Act (PSA) and release political prisoners,” he said.