PAGD facing existential disaster, says BJP ahead of 4th phase of DDC elections

Ahead of the fourth phase of District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur on Saturday launched a blistering assault on People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), saying the events have come collectively to deceive individuals and are facing existential disaster.

The National Conference hit again on the BJP leaders and mentioned since they can not speak about what they’ve performed within the final six yr, they’re harping on the problems which don’t pertain to the event of panchayats .

Addressing a collection of election rallies in Samba and Jammu districts, Union Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development Smriti Irani mentioned the Gupkar gang has come collectively to deceive the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir.

“In this election time, Gupkar gang is just deceiving the people. They never came together to benefit the public but only came together for their own power hunger. They never came together to provide food, toilet and other basic facilities to the needy,” she mentioned.

The PAGD was fashioned by seven mainstream events together with the National Conference and the PDP to press for the restoration of the pre-August 5, 2019, place to J&K. The alliance is headed by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and PDP’s chief Mehbooba Mufti is its vice chairperson. The BJP has been concentrating on it by calling it Gupkar gang.

Seeking votes for the social gathering candidates, Ms. Irani mentioned it was the BJP which is facilitating the maiden DDC elections in J&K as its aim is the welfare of the commoners.

Addressing separate election rallies in numerous components of Reasi district, Mr. Thakur, who’s BJP’s in-charge of DDC elections in J&K and tenting right here, mentioned the Gupkar gang is facing an existential disaster .

The Gupkar gang is disconnected from floor realities and will look past their palatial estates to see the winds of change in J&K. Their makes an attempt to bully, assault and disrupt the democratic course of have met with stiff opposition from the frequent individuals of J&K, who need to oust the Gupkar gang as soon as and for all, he mentioned.

The Union Minister of State for Finance expressed satisfaction over the turnout within the first three phases of the DDC elections and mentioned “previously we have seen how they (PAGD) discouraged citizens from participating in the electoral process.”

“They created an atmosphere of fear. The voting percentage was barely 3-5% and today the Kashmir region gets 35-40% voter turnout. This is because people are fed up and reposing their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s politics of hope and development for J&K,” he mentioned.

“Their politics of hate and harbouring separatists is over, the frustration of the Gupkar gang is at their peak,” he mentioned.

He mentioned the BJP believes within the politics of improvement for all, decisive motion and democracy.

“We will bring employment and entrepreneurship to the youth, we will bring investment and innovation for businesses and we will propel local produce of farmers and artisans to the global level so that the region reaps economic benefits,” Mr. Thakur mentioned.

Hitting again on the BJP over its tirade towards the PAGD leaders, National Conference provincial president Devender Singh Rana mentioned, “Their performance card is blank and they cannot talk about what they have done in the last six years, so they are harping on the issues which do not pertain to the development of the panchayats.”

“Let them come out with a white paper on the development undertaken and jobs provided to the educated unemployed youth in the past six years,” Mr. Rana mentioned, including the BJP can not get away from answering to the individuals, as they really feel let down, degraded, humiliated and left within the lurch throughout the previous six years.

“The promises made were never kept and, in fact, the normal course of development was also put in the rear gear, as the self-centered agenda remained the top priority,” he mentioned.

“The insult to the injury is that the BJP is again hoodwinking the people by emotive slogans, forgetting its role on the administrative and developmental front. This is brazen and speaks of the hypocrisy that is core of the BJP,” he added.