New Delhi: The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Vijay Goel today condemned AAP leadership’s stand on Kashmir referendum issue terming the remark of a senior AAP leader as anti-national. This has hurt the sentiments of every Indian who considers Kashmir to be an integral part of India.
“The window dressing done by certain AAP leaders saying that this is individual view of a leader is an inadequate response to such a scandalous remark by one its senior most leaders,” said Shri Goel.
This is not the first time that the AAP has taken an anti-national stand. The same leader had earlier supported referendum for plebiscite in Kashmir. An AAP legislator is on record when said on a TV interview on December 21 that Kashmir may be handed over to Pakistan. AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had raised questions about Batla House encounter in which a brave cop had laid down his life while fighting against terrorists.
“If AAP does not adhere to the view of its leaders on Kashmir then why it has not taken any action against them. Terming the statement as an “individual view” is not sufficient. There should have been action on the ground against such leaders to match the claims made by AAP leaders,” said Shri Goel.
The Delhi BJP President said that not only AAP even Congress has shown double standards on this issue. Even after such remarks on Kashmir, Congress is continuing with its support to AAP to run an alliance government. If Congress does not agree with AAP leaders’ stand on Kashmir then why it is continuing its support to AAP?
Referendum in Kashmir ?
ReplyDeleteBenito Mussolini is supposed to have said ,
" If you plan to dig a well in the village , you can ask all the villagers , but if you have to declare a war , you have decide , all by yourself "
That applies to Kashmir situation as well
And not only for the government of India but equally for the government of Pakistan
Neither the people nor the governments of either country would want the Kashmiri people to decide what they want !
And the Kashmiri people know that either India or Pakistan or both would reject the verdict of Kashmir people !
Sad - but true !
Equally sad is the fact that there is very little prospect of a " Peacefully Negotiated " settlement
If there was one , we would have found it after 40 years of negotiations !
Or , could it be that neither government is looking for one ?
Could it be that , interests of numerous political parties on either side of the border are best served by keeping the Kashmir pot boiling ?
Could that be the reason why ,
> BJP is asking Man Mohan Singh to reveal what was the " solution "
that was almost within the reach , a few years back ?
> BJP , itself does not wish to divulge the " Kashmir Accord " reached
between Atalji and Musharraf , during Agra Summit but could not be
signed ?
> Prashant Bhushan wants " involvement " of Kashmiri people in solving
Kashmir issue ?
> Why no one dare talk about late Vasant Sathe's practical suggestion
to convert LoC into an international border ?
> Militaries of both the countries continue to justify purchase of billions
rupees worth of military equipment , year after year , and without any
audit / kick-back scrutiny ?
> Arms - selling countries of the western world do not want India and
Pakistan to settle this issue amicably ?
> China and America want India and Pakistan to divert billions of rupees to
missile development , instead of strengthening their economies ?
It is a pity that the Indian media - and India's corrupt politicians - are jumping on Prashant Bhushan's throat , instead of raising above mentioned questions
We don't have to agree with Prashant . Just allow him to express his views
How many of us have the courage to tell the truth to our people ?
* hemen parekh ( 08 Jan 2014 / Mumbai )