Congress singularly responsible for all mess in Jammu and Kashmir: BJP

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former legislator Devender Singh Rana on Tuesday accused the Congress of murdering democracy in Jammu and Kashmir and said it is singularly responsible for all the mess and uncertainty in the Union TerritoryHe said holding assembly elections is a prerogative of the Election Commission but his party is ready roundtheyear for the democratic exerciseThe BJP firmly believes he said it would emerge victorious with a strong mandate owing to propeople policies of the party and the restoration of peace and rule of law in the Union TerritoryThe BJP is promisebound to work for the welfare of people and safeguard their interests After Prime Minister Narendra Modiled governments August 5 2019 decision Jammu and Kashmir is marching on the path of development Rana told reporters at the party headquarters here talking about the abrogation of Article 370 and withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmirs special statusHe said Jammu and Kashmir will emerge as an important state in north India in the next five yearsPeace and normalcy have returned to Jammu and Kashmir and every region and every section of the society is getting their rights he said India is on the path of becoming the world leader and JampK will be its bright starAs far as Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are concerned Rana said it is a decision for the Election Commission of India which is an autonomous body to take and there is no role of any political party in itThe BJP is always ready for elections roundtheyear and will emerge with a strong mandate whenever the polls are held because of the propeople measures taken by the party which have brought a change on the ground he saidAlso readBabri masjid demolition remark Uddhav Thackeray demands resignation of Chandrakant PatilAsked about the opposition parties claims that the BJP is unwilling to hold polls in the UT as it has lost ground due its antipeople policies he said those making such remarks have lost their credibility and are responsible for all the mess and uncertainty in JampKWho are they The Congress which I believe is responsible for the murder of democracy in JampK It is the party which is singularly responsible for the present day situation in JampK he saidThe BJP leader hailed Lt Governor Manoj Sinhaled administration for taking care of the public interests and said whenever the party raised any issue of public importance with him he responded in a positive mannerFederation of Industries and other trade bodies raised an issue of JampK Power Development Corporation planning another power tariff hike with the party recently They submitted a memorandum stating that there has been a 25 to 38 percent increase in electricity charges and one more hike will harm the industrial sectorWe met the Lt Governor who assured us that there will be no hike in power tariff in near future he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever