'Modi govt's policy on J&K crisis sluggish, directionless'

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi today accused the Narendra Modi government of having "sluggish" and "directionless" policy on the Jammu and Kashmir, and said the Centre needs to take concrete measures to establish peace in the Valley.
"There is no difference of opinion that Pakistan has adopted a negative approach on Jammu and Kashmir. However, time has come that instead of putting the blame on Pakistan, we should go ahead and look for some concrete measures to establish peace and harmony in the region," Singhvi told reporters.
Looking at the present situation in the Valley, the government's policy has been sluggish and directionless and for the delicate region like J&K, it is quite dangerous, he added.

While criticising the PDP-BJP dispensation in J&K, the Congress spokesperson said "It seems that there is no coalition government in the Valley. It seems as if there is one government in Jammu and another in Kashmir."
"The situation in the Valley has been on the boil since the past 50 days and it has claimed 68 lives. However, if you compare these two years of BJP-led government with UPA, for last seven to eight years before BJP came to power, we had managed to maintain peace, harmony through coordination and cooperation in J&K," he claimed.
Referring to Modi's "Insaniyat, Jhamooriyat and Kashmiriyat" remarks, Singhvi said the government should look for concrete measures instead of just saying these three words.

"The Valley continues to be on boil on the 50th day today. However, except the Home Minister, no minister has gone there. PM has not taken any concrete steps and this is because there is a disconnect and discontinuance in the functioning of the coalition government," he said.

Stating that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Home Minister Rajnath Singh are not on the same page on the J&K issue, he added "There is lack of coordination. All party meeting on the issue is yet to be convened."
He further slammed the Centre saying intolerance has been on the rise in the country over the last two years. "With so much intolerance rising in the country, the identity of the nation has changed in the last two years," he said.

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Singhvi also criticised the BJP-led government in
Maharashtra for making "false promises" before coming to power in the state.
"There are blatant violations on the part of state government in Maharashtra as before coming to the power, they had made several promises. But now, there is a big gap between their 'kathani and karni' (words and deeds).
"Look at the issue of farmers' suicide. During the election, they had promised that they will stop farmers' suicide, but see what happens now as maximum suicides have taken place in this BJP-ruled state since they have come to power," he said.

He also attacked the government over the issue of corruption.