Jammu: Former Chief Minister and National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that only God knows when statehood will be restored to Jammu and Kashmir.
“Only God knows when statehood will be restored to Jammu and Kashmir and we will regain the status of state,” Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of a party function organised by the SC Cell of the National Conference.
On Congress raising many questions on its alliance partner National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir government, he said, “this can be asked to the Congress party what they want. What do they want from us?”
“The government knows what to do and it will work as it should be without any pressure from any quarters,” the NC President stated.
However, on allegations leveled against the government by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdullah said, “why they partnered with BJP, go and ask them.”
“When the talks between PDP-BJP were on to form a coalition government, I had told Mufti Mohammad Sayeed not to alliance with BJP,” he said, adding that the PDP must have first looked within itself.
The former Chief Minister also launched a scathing attack on the BJP government over the return of Kashmiri Pandits stating, “On January 19, it has been 33 years since Kashmiri Pandits left their homes.”
“They (BJP) were in power for 10 years, what did they do? This government has been in power for only a short time, they were in power for 10 years. Ask them what they did, how many people did they settle in Kashmir,” said the National Conference Chief.
On the issue of unemployment, he said, “we still have 5 years in hand. Go and ask those who talk about generating 50,000 jobs and find out how many people they have employed.”
Meanwhile, responding to a query on a train connecting the Kashmir valley very soon, Abdullah claimed, “as per my information, the train to Kashmir will be delayed by two months because some spots are yet not ready.”
“I was also waiting and ready to go to Srinagar by train on January 25 but the train I think will start only when the tourist season begins in April,” he said.
