JAMMU, DECEMBER 2: National Conference vice president and former chief minister, Omar Abdullah, on Thursday accused BJP of seeing a Pakistani in every Muslim especially Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a public rally at Ramban, he said the “when we talk of fighting the constitutional battle in the Supreme Court, the BJP leders say that we speak the language of Pakistan’’. “These days, it is very easy for the BJP leaders to say this as they see a Pakistani in evey Muslim especially Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir,’’ he added.
Pointing out that he does not know as to what they will have to do to prove them that they are not with that country, Omar said that they established relationship with this country in 1947 and since then they have made sacrifices with their own blood to keep this relationship. “What wrong we are saying if we ask for protecting the promises given to Jammu and Kashmir and which were given a constitutional shape under Article 370 so as to maintain that relationship,’’ he asked.
“We do not ask for anything expect that you do justice with us,’’ NC leader said, adding that “is it not true that on August 5, 2019 two Union Territories were carved out of one Jammu and Kashmir State – Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. “Tell me that why there are two different laws for them in matters of land, jobs, scholarships and the state subject.
“When we were told that the motive behind abrogating Article 370 on August 5, 2019 was to have uniform system in the entire country then why there have been two different systems in one erstwhile state,’’ he asked, adding “whether our children do not have the same rights as are available to the children of Ladakh’’.
“If in Ladakh, jobs are secured for children, safeguards provided to people there in respect to land, apart from scholarships and their voting rights under the old state subject laws then why not the same law for us,’’ he asked, adding “we are asking for similar treatment to both the UTs which were created on August 5, 2019’’. However, fingers are raised even for demanding equitable treatment, Omar added.
