As NC marches for statehood in Delhi, BJP plans protest against Omar Govt in Srinagar

As the National Conference prepares to stage a high-profile protest in New Delhi on July 20 demanding restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, the BJP has announced a counter-offensive in Srinagar on the same day, targeting the Omar Abdullah government over its governance record. The party said its protest would highlight the government’s alleged failure to meet constitutional obligations and deliver on promises made to the people.

J&K BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma along with Leader of Opposition in the J&K Legislative Assembly Sunil Sharma chaired a meeting of senior party leaders here on Wednesday to review the prevailing political situation and finalize the party’s strategy for a major protest against the National Conference government.

Sat Sharma, while addressing the meeting, announced that the BJP would organize a strong protest in Kashmir on July 20, exposing the “complete failure” of the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government to fulfil its constitutional responsibilities and electoral promises.

He claimed that the people of Jammu & Kashmir voted with expectations of better governance, employment opportunities, improved public services, and transparent administration, but the NC government has disappointed every section of society. He said that the promises made in the NC’s election manifesto regarding employment generation, youth empowerment, better civic amenities, infrastructure development, and public welfare have remained confined to paper.

“The Omar Abdullah government has failed to provide even basic governance. Instead of addressing unemployment, deteriorating public services, corruption, and development issues, it is repeatedly attempting to divert public attention by raising issues like statehood to escape accountability for its own failures”, Sat Sharma said. He asserted that BJP would continue to stand with the people and expose every anti-public decision of the government.

Sunil Sharma alleged that corruption has become deeply entrenched under the present dispensation, while transparency and accountability have been completely sidelined. He strongly criticized the government’s policy of outsourcing jobs without establishing a transparent and foolproof recruitment mechanism, saying such policies create ample space for manipulation, favouritism, and corruption while depriving deserving youth of fair employment opportunities.

He further said that the NC government is deliberately resorting to dirty tactics to delay Panchayat elections, weaken the Panchayati Raj Institutions, and obstruct the functioning of the three-tier democratic system in Jammu & Kashmir. He said grassroots democracy cannot be sacrificed for political convenience.

BJP leaders resolved to take the voice of the people to every corner of Kashmir and intensify the struggle until “the government is held accountable for its failures, corruption, anti-youth policies, and neglect of public welfare”.

J&K BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma along with Leader of Opposition in the J&K Legislative Assembly Sunil Sharma chaired a meeting of senior party leaders here on Wednesday to review the prevailing political situation and finalize the party’s strategy for a major protest against the National Conference government.

Sat Sharma, while addressing the meeting, announced that the BJP would organize a strong protest in Kashmir on July 20, exposing the “complete failure” of the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government to fulfil its constitutional responsibilities and electoral promises.

He claimed that the people of Jammu & Kashmir voted with expectations of better governance, employment opportunities, improved public services, and transparent administration, but the NC government has disappointed every section of society. He said that the promises made in the NC’s election manifesto regarding employment generation, youth empowerment, better civic amenities, infrastructure development, and public welfare have remained confined to paper.

“The Omar Abdullah government has failed to provide even basic governance. Instead of addressing unemployment, deteriorating public services, corruption, and development issues, it is repeatedly attempting to divert public attention by raising issues like statehood to escape accountability for its own failures”, Sat Sharma said. He asserted that BJP would continue to stand with the people and expose every anti-public decision of the government.

Sunil Sharma alleged that corruption has become deeply entrenched under the present dispensation, while transparency and accountability have been completely sidelined. He strongly criticized the government’s policy of outsourcing jobs without establishing a transparent and foolproof recruitment mechanism, saying such policies create ample space for manipulation, favouritism, and corruption while depriving deserving youth of fair employment opportunities.

He further said that the NC government is deliberately resorting to dirty tactics to delay Panchayat elections, weaken the Panchayati Raj Institutions, and obstruct the functioning of the three-tier democratic system in Jammu & Kashmir. He said grassroots democracy cannot be sacrificed for political convenience.

BJP leaders resolved to take the voice of the people to every corner of Kashmir and intensify the struggle until “the government is held accountable for its failures, corruption, anti-youth policies, and neglect of public welfare”.