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LeT backs Cong over J&K: BJP slams Ghulam Nabi Azad for saying Army kills more civilians than terrorists

On Friday, the BJP attacked Congress after terror organisation LeT backed his remarks on Kashmir. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a presser.

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On Friday, the BJP attacked Congress after terror organisation LeT backed his remarks on Kashmir. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a presser.

He said: “Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the army is killing more general people than militants in Kashmir. His remarks are very embarrassing, unfortunate, and irresponsible.”

 

He said: “Ghulam Nabi Azad insulted Indian Army by saying that Army killing more civilians than terrorists”

He added: “Lashkar-e-Taiba is supporting the language of which the language Congress leaders are speaking today. For which political benefit, today the Congress party has stood with those who want to break this country.”

In an emailed statement, LeT spokesman Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi quoted chief Mahmood Shah saying that they agreed with Azad and others.

They wrote: “We have been of the same opinion as of the expressions of Ghulam Nabi Azad and others since the beginning. India is up to bringing back the era of Jagmohan by imposing the Governor law so as to sabotage the infrastructure and commit massacre of innocents. It is a move to further intensify the mass killings.”

The outfit chief dubbed the recent Ramzan ceasefire ‘drama’.

 

The statement also criticised Mehbooba Mufti and said: “Mehbooba Mufti has strived to her excellence in establishing the agenda of RSS in the Valley and Jammu. 8 lakh Indian forces are committing atrocities in Jammu Kashmir. The people are being suppressed down into slavery by excessive force. But the immense sacrifices by the people of Jammu Kashmir have rendered the likes of Operation All-Out as complete failures. The cease-fire was merely drama. It was intended for covert targets, not for the peacekeeping developments.”

The statement alleged that ‘India was committing gross human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir for 7 decades’.

Speaking to Zee News, Subramanian Swamy compared the incident to the 2005 Wikileaks cable when Rahul Gandhi reportedly told the American embassy that Hindu terror is more dangerous than LeT.

He further said: “This is their old belief."

He also mentioned that Mani Shankar Aiyar had gone to Pakistan but he still hadn't been fired.”

BJP social media in-charge Amit Malviya tweeted: “Shame on Ghulam Nabi Azad and Congress for peddling a false narrative on JnK, which has been endorsed by none other than LeT Chief, who in a statement released y’day said ‘we have been of the same opinion as of the expressions of Ghulam Nabi Azad and others since the beginning’.”

Azad told News 18: “They take action against four terrorists and kill 20 civilians along. Their action is more against civilians than terrorists. For instance, they killed 13 civilians in Pulwama and just one terrorist. Saying that it will be an all-out operation, clearly shows that they plan to do a massacre. They did not say that they want to resolve the issue through talks. Even America and North Korea solved their difference through dialogue.”

Reacting, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had said he hoped that senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad would retract his reported statement that government actions killed 20 civilians for every four terrorists in Kashmir.

"I would have understood, if these were the words from some terrorist sympathiser but coming from the leader of opposition in RS is sad; Sir, it's the terrorists that kill civilians, Our Army & Police are laying their lives to protect Kashmir. I hope you'll retract your statement," Rathore, the information and broadcasting minister, said in a tweet.

Earlier, Congress president Rahul Gandhi had attacked PDP-BJP. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the ‘opportunistic BJP-PDP alliance set fire to Jammu and Kashmir.’

The Congress president was reacting to the BJP-PDP breakup in restive J&K that may translate into Governor’s Rule in the state. 

‘The opportunistic BJP-PDP alliance set fire to J&K, killing many innocent people including our brave soldiers. It cost India strategically & destroyed years of UPA’s hard work. The damage will continue under President’s rule. Incompetence, arrogance & hatred always fails (sic).”

Senior Cong leader backs Musharraf over Kashmir

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Saifuddin Soz on Friday backed former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's statement on Kashmiris’ independence.

Earlier, Musharraf had said if given a chance Kashmiris would want to stay independent.

Speaking to ANI, Soz said, "Musharraf said Kashmiris don't want to merge with Pakistan, their first choice is independence. The statement was true then and remains true now also. I say the same but I know that it is not possible."

In his forthcoming book, ‘Kashmir: Glimpses of History and the Story of Struggle’, which will be launched next week, Soz said, ‘Musharraf had explained that if Kashmiris were given a chance to exercise their free will, they would prefer to be independent. In fact, this assessment of Musharraf seems to be correct even today!’

This is is not the first time Soz had said something controversial. Last year, he courted controversy by saying that he would have kept Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani alive if it was in his power. The Congress leader further said that he would have held a dialogue with Wani if he was not killed by security forces in 2016.

Also, once Soz blamed India for the unrest in Valley and said the problem in Kashmir is created by India not by Pakistan.


With inputs from agencies

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