PDP lashes out at 'communal policies' of BJP

Opposition PDP today launched a scathing attack on BJP, saying "its policies are laced with communal agenda".
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti also hit out at the Centre and state government over the ceasefire violations and questioned the cancellation of talks with Pakistan over meeting between separatists and Paksitan envoy.
"It (RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on all Indians being 'Hindus') is very unfortunate. The greatest loss to the state has been that a party like BJP which has a communal agenda (has become stronger here)... They are raising all such issues on which polarisation can take place," Mehbooba told reporters here.

She criticised Bhagwat's comments that every person in the country is a Hindu, saying it was the agenda of BJP, which also wanted the abrogation of Article 370 that provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, construction of Ram Temple and Uniform Civil Code.
The PDP leader said her party had a definite agenda and will not allow communal forces to "succeed" in their designs.
"The responsibility of making BJP stronger lies on National Conference and Congress... PDP has an agenda that it will take head-on on such communal forces who try to polarise the state and will not allow them to succeed," Mehbooba said.

The PDP president blamed the Centre and state for the frequent violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control.

"Both the state and Centre are responsible. They (NC-Congress alliance) are ruling the state for the last six years and had a government in Delhi for five years. What has NC-Congress government done with the political process started by (PDP patron) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed during UPA rule.
"Where are the Confidence Building Measures (CBM)? The CBMs are still there where we left. What happened to dialogue with separatists?" she asked and asserted that her party would not allow the state to become turf for war again.

"We will not let the state be the turf for war again. And if needed, we will come out on roads," she said.