12-Apr-2025 12:25 PM
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Srinagar, Apr 12 (Reporter) Leader of Opposition and BJP legislator Sunil Sharma on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the National Conference (NC), questioning the party over the killing of nearly 10,000 of its workers.
He asked whether the NC leadership was "complicit in the killings, hand in glove with the perpetrators, or simply too negligent and ineffective" to prevent the killings.
" NC has been saying a very big thing both inside the Assembly and outside that around 10,000 of its workers were killed. They were killed Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah were holding the charge of Home department. Since the government of India took over the charge of law and order not a single worker of the National Conference was killed here. So, what does this show? “ the LoP said while addressing a press conference in Srinagar.
“Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah must answer whether they were complicit in these killings or hand on glove with the killers or too relaxed to handle the situation," he said.
The LoP said the workers of NC were safe presently because of Home Minister Amit Shah is responsible for their safety and security.
Sharma, who was accompanied by party colleague R.S. Pathania, also launched a scathing attack on the NC, accusing it of betraying public trust and mishandling the security situation during its previous tenure.
He said the NC deliberately disrupted Assembly proceedings under the pretext of the Waqf Amendment Bill to avoid answering pointed questions raised by opposition lawmakers.
"For the first time in the history of the J&K Assembly, the government itself disrupted the House for three consecutive days. The Speaker and government is yours and you don’t allow the Assembly to run. It was drama and on the pretext of Waqf Bill they didn’t allow the Assembly to function," Sharma said.
He alleged that the move was aimed at preventing the discussion of public issues, as a record number of bills, resolutions, and call attention motions had been submitted by members.
"The government ran away because it didn’t want to answer. It deliberately avoided debate," he added.
Sharma reiterated the BJP’s commitment to the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
“Statehood is our promise—BJP’s promise. The people didn’t elect you(NC) just to sit here; they want solutions,” he said.
He also questioned the status of key public promises, including employment. “You said you'd provide five lakh jobs— that’s one lakh per year, or 50,000 government jobs every six months. Where are those jobs? Apart from a appointment linked to the National Conference through backdoor , what employment have you given to common people?” he asked...////...