BJP replacement for dynastic politics in J&K : Ashok Koul

Srinagar, Dec 26 : Senior BJP leader Ashok Koul today said that his party is a replacement for dynastic politics in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to a press release he was addressing public conventions at Kupwara and Tangmarg. BJP National Executive Member and Chairperson of J&K Waqf Board Dr Darakhshan Andrabi also addressed the conventions and said that peaceful Kashmir is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's fulfilled guarantee.

A workers’ convention of BJP was held in Kupwara which was organised by the newly appointed District President Javed Qureshi and his team. Hundreds of party leaders and activists participated in the convention. Many youth joined BJP on the spot

Speaking on the occasion Ashok Koul said that the growing popularity of BJP is indicative of the fact that the party is no doubt the replacement for the dynastic political parties in J&K. “People from all walks of life are joining the party which has transformed the country and the UT by its public friendly nationalistic programmes. BJP in Kashmir is growing at a great pace and we are confident that we will perform better in the days to cover,” said BJP General Secretary.

Dr Andrabi in her address thanked the people for showing their trust in BJP. Welcoming new entrants into the party, she said that J&K has got freedom from the exploration of separatism and politics of exploitation during the past four years. “Peaceful Kashmir is Modi's fulfilled guarantee in J&K. Now our youth do not lose lives on a daily basis but they live to earn a respectable livelihood as a result of unprecedented infrastructural development, tourism and innovation sectors here,” said Dr Darakhshan. She said that those who raise questions about the change and development in J&K during these years are suffering from intellectual myopia.

According to a press release, later both the leaders got a rousing welcome at Tangmarg where Tourist Guides Association of Gulmarg and Tangmarg had organised a thanks giving reception for Dr Darakhshan Andrabi who had taken up their livelihood issues and resolved them within a few days.