Stating that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is “explosive” in the wake of continuous cross-border shelling, National Conference today appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate Diwali with the “abandoned” dwellers along the International Border and LoC in the state to “set an example”.
NC’s Provincial chief Devender Singh Rana said the situation was “explosive” in the wake of continuous shelling and urged politicians to “rise above political affiliations and seek solution to problems”.
“Diwali falls on Amawasya (new moon day) and let the Prime Minister light a lamp to end the darkness of borders, the silence of which is intermittently interrupted by mortal shells and heavy artillery, sending chill among the residents, who are running helter-skelter with women, old, ailing and children for safety,” Rana said during party delegation’s visit to the affected border villages here.
Rana hoped that the Prime Minister will see for himself how the state BJP leaders and political executives of the government have virtually abandoned the residents, who are struggling to survive the onslaught.
“We are sure the Prime Minister will feel the trauma and agony of the suffering people whose woes have been aggravated by the bunch of BJP exploiters here,” he said, adding, the Prime Minister can set an example by being with the residents in distress and feel their pain.
He assailed the BJP’s total indifference towards residents of the forward areas at this crucial hour of border crisis and asked where the political executives of Jammu and Kashmir have vanished.
