Rahul Gandhi raising canard of statehood on behalf of Pakistan, Abdullahs: Chugh

Jammu, Sep 25: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh today criticised senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, for raising a narrative which is not less than a canard and falsehood.

According to a press note, Chugh was addressing party workers here. He said that the BJP was already committed to restore the status of statehood to J&K but it was ridiculous to see Rahul Gandhi harping on the subject simply because he had no vision of growth and development of J&K.

“Rahul Gandhi visits J&K like a dreamland boy and fails to connect with the grassroots problems of the people. He should have first of all apologised for the mistakes PAndit Nehru did for the people of J&K and the subsequent alliance that the Congress has built with the Pakistan ISI to create turmoil in J&K,” the senior BJP leader said.

Chugh strongly condemned Rahul Gandhi for “dancing to the tunes of Pakistan and the Abdullah family by talking of statehood.” “There should have been a concern for the youth and women of J&K, but Rahul Gandhi would always fail to measure up simply because he has no idea of the problems of the people in J&K,” he said.

“He has come here like a prince tourist and has delivered a speech written by the Abdullah family to please its mentors in Pakistan. Modi government has shown a new sunrise to the people of J&K making the union territory a tourist capital of the country whereas Rahul Gandhi's party and the Abdullahs made it a terrorist bastion of the country,” the senior BJP leader said.