Jammu NC-Cong MLAs promoting radical Kashmir doctrine: BJP

The BJP today accused Jammu-based MLAs of National Conference and Congress of promoting a 'radical Kashmir doctrine' by vehemently supporting their Kashmir-based leadership in demanding immediate passage of "anti-Jammu and anti-women" amendments to a key bill.
"While the BJP MLAs opposed the bill on Amendments to Transfer of Property Act and Alienation of Land Act because it was not only against the interests of Jammu but also against the women of Jammu designed to deny them their fundamental right of 'Right to Equality', the legislators from Jammu belonging to NC, Congress and others vehemently supported their colleagues from Valley in demanding that the Bill be passed immediately," State BJP spokesperson Brig Anil Gupta said today.

It was due to the efforts of BJP MLAs that the Bill has been stalled and referred to the Select Committee, he added.
Claiming that the intentions of Jammu based NC-Cong legislators became obvious when the bill was introduced in the state assembly in the just concluded Assembly session, he said, BJP demanded then to come clear on their stand over the issue and should answer to itbefore the people of Jammu.
Attacking Congress-NC MLAs for criticising BJP, Gupta said "While we are fully conscious of the onerous responsibility bestowed on us by the people of Jammu through their mandate and are sincerely working towards fulfilling their trust.

"Few legislators elected from the Jammu region and belonging to the opposition National Conference and Congress have a single point agenda of criticising BJP for all the ills and woes being faced by the people of Jammu region due to their past scam-laced misrule for decades".

He further said they have always been completely bereft of any sense of responsibility towards safe guarding the interests of Jammu.
Gupta alleged that these legislators have forgotten that they were elected by the people of Jammu and always remained silent and unconcerned thereby conveying their tacit approval to discriminatory and anti-Jammu speeches and acts of their Valley based leaders.

"It appears that they have decided to collaborate with their Valley-based colleagues in promoting 'Radical Kashmir Doctrine' in order to distance and isolate it from India," he said.
The silence of NC-Cong legislators of Jammu region on the issue of sainik colonies in the Valley and establishment of colonies for Kashmiri Pandits is not only dubious but also unprincipled, the BJP leader said.
"BJP appeals to all legislators elected from Jammu region irrespective of their affiliation the party to make their individual stand clear on this Anti-Jammu Bill," he said, adding that they need to clarify as to whether their loyalty is for the people who elected them or to their valley based bosses.