Recent terror incidents exposed BJP’s loud claims of peace in Kashmir, says JKPCC Chief Tariq Karra

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 14 (STC):Terming the recent incidents of violence in the Kashmir Valley as contrary to the claims made by the Centre and the BJP regarding the peace and normalcy situation, Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra has said that Jammu and Kashmir is currently in a state of ‘misleading calm’.
The JKPCC Chief was talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function organized in Srinagar on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He
referred to the attack on CRPF personnel in Kulgam and the killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Kishtwar and said that such incidents do not match the claims made about the peace and normalcy situation in Kashmir and make the Centre accountable regarding its security policy. “Whenever such an incident occurs in Jammu and Kashmir, questions arise before the Government of India. Inside and outside Parliament, the leaders of the Central Government, including the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, have repeatedly said that there is peace and normalcy in Kashmir, but some aspects of the ground situation are ignored, Karra said and added that if the situation is really completely peaceful and normal, then how come such incidents happen from time to time in the Valley.
The Congress leader also criticized the statements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in which open markets, normal functioning schools and absence of strikes or stone pelting in the Valley are considered signs of peace. “All these things are important in their own right, however, the overall security situation cannot be assessed on the basis of these factors alone,” he said.
He alleged that the Centre tries to present this situation at the international level as proof of peace and normalcy, however, according to him, the alleged poor performance of the government and due to wrong policies, the ground realities present a different picture. He said that recent events have exposed the claims of the BJP, the Prime Minister and the Central government, including the Home Minister, that everything is completely fine in Jammu and Kashmir.
Paying tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Tariq Karra described him as one of the most important leaders of modern India and said that he made great sacrifices for the country’s independence. He said Nehru played an important role in laying the foundation of modern India and later Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and other Congress leaders took this construction forward.
He said that at one time, Indian democracy was looked upon with respect and admiration all over the world and different countries looked to India’s democratic model as an example.
(Straight Talk Communications)