Forge unity and give befitting reply to communal forces: Dr Farooq

Srinagar: Alleging that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is polarising the country to hide the failures of NDA government, National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that it is time for all of to forge unity and give a befitting reply to those who are hell bent to destroy the social fabric.
“With a reduced credibility, BJP and its ideologue will again rack up the emotive issues.  The situation that we are facing today is a grim reminder of how low the communal forces can stoop to axe their own grind. BJP faced with pulverizing debacles in Hindi heart is shifting to a higher level divisive politics,” Dr Abdullah said while addressing a provincial working committee meeting here at NC headquarters.
He alleged that RSS and its proxies in the state will try to polarize the situation by fanning passions because they have nothing to offer in terms of development and stability.
The NC president said that the people of state should not fall prey to the divisive agenda of communal forces. “These forces directly and indirectly will try to vitiate the atmosphere but we as a peace loving society should not allow ourselves get swayed by their malicious propaganda,” he said, adding “In the forthcoming elections people of the state will give befitting reply to such forces as are contriving to create friction between various regions of the state.”
Expressing concern over the unremitting intimidation, and attacks on Kashmiri traders, students putting across the country, he said, “The attacks have made Kashmiris putting up outside state insecure.  The attacks cannot be singled out as bout of impelled anger and frustration. The kind of warmongering and rhetoric retching against Kashmiris by certain media also played its role to vitiate the atmosphere.”
Dr Abdullah also expressed dismay over alleged laid-back attitude of the incumbent Governor administration in dealing with the incidents of violence in Jammu. “Our politically proactive governor didn’t heed to step out to pacify the masses and see to the difficulties of stranded Kashmir bound passengers in Jammu. He had shut his eyes and ears to the targeted violence against Kashmiris in Jammu,” he said.