Govt’s promises while abrogating Article 370 proved hoax on ground : Tarigami

Kulgam Nov, 26 (PTK) CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday said that all the promises made by the Centre at the time of abrogating article 370 last year proved to be a hoax on ground.

“It has been a more than one year since BJP government scrapped J&K’s special status under Article 370 , 35A demoted the erstwhile state into two Union Territories. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah justified the decision on the floor of the house, that it would end decades-long militancy, separatism and corruption in the region and bring development, jobs and prosperity, Tarigami said while talking with media in Kulgam

“However, over one year has passed, promises proved to be a mirage and the claims a hoax. None of the aforementioned claims pass the test of reality,” he said

According to PTK, Tarigami questioned the government over its claims of job creation and investments in the region when Article 370 was revoked.

“The reality is that lakhs of people have lost their jobs due to the lockdowns and uncertainty in the region. Forget about development and creating new employment opportunities, thousands of daily-wagers, casual labourers, scheme workers and others have been denied wages for months together,” he added.

He said businesses have been shattered in the last year both in Jammu and Kashmir provinces and the economy’s back has been broken.

“Not only people of the Valley, but residents of Jammu and Ladakh regions too are suffering because of the wrong policies of the BJP government.

The uncertainties and uneasy calm combined with alienation poses a greater threat to the sociopolitics of the state,” he said.

He added that if kashmiris were their enemies, but what they did for Jammu division.

BJP only knows to add fuel to existing problems and give rise to communal tensions, he said.(PTK)