Published 19:51 IST, October 26th 2019
Ram Madhav questions exodus of Kashmiri pandits and election boycott
BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday raised questions over the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, a boycott of elections and killing of apple traders
BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday, October 26, slammed the supporters of Article 370 and the militants over their said belief of 'Kashmiriyat'. Ram Madhav spoke about various issues like the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, the boycott of polls, and the Killing of apple traders.
Adding further on Kashmiriyat and the belief of Kashmiriyat, he said, " We want 'Kashmiriyat' which is a reflection of 'Hindustaniyat' where all religions are respected & democracy flourishes. Real 'Kashmiriyat' is that which includes ideas of Shankaracharya, Sufism, and Buddhism of Ladakh".
Slams supporters of Article 370
Ram Madhav had earlier also slammed the supporters of Article 370. "I want to ask, was it brought Constitutionally. No public representative of J&K, as Nehru did not accept them as representative. 4 people delegation was sent and the responsibility went to Sheikh Abdullah. Sheikh Abdullah was clever. He wrote his name first and he chose 3 other people of Constituent assembly who had no ground attachment. Those who supported 370 were stooges of Sheikh Abdullah", he said.
Congress, National Conference & PDP boycott poll
The Congress, National Conference, and the PDP boycotted the first electoral exercise after the abrogation of the State's special status. The pollings began on time on Thursday and no reports of a delay from anywhere were reported. "The polling has started at all the polling stations from 0900 hours this morning. There have been no reports of a delay from anywhere," state Chief Electoral Officer Shailender Kumar told PTI. The polling was held from 9 AM-1 PM and the results would be announced on the same day.
(With inputs from ANI)
Updated 21:26 IST, October 26th 2019