Jammu, 12 July (H.S.): J&K BJP launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah over his allegation that a BJP office-bearer allegedly offered money to lure a National Conference (NC) MLA, terming the statement baseless, irresponsible and politically motivated.
Senior BJP leader and MLA Udhampur East, R S Pathania, said that the BJP will be constrained to initiate appropriate criminal and other legal proceedings if Omar Abdullah fails to tender an unconditional public apology and substantiate his allegation with verifiable evidence, BJP MLA from Udhampur East and party spokesman RS Pathania told reporters here, today.
Pathania accompanied by BJP Media in charge, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, and spokesperson, Dr. Hari Dutt Shishu, questioned why, if such a serious attempt to bribe a Legislator had indeed taken place, neither the alleged recipient nor the Chief Minister reported the matter to the Jammu & Kashmir Police, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, or any other competent investigating agency.
They demanded answers to fundamental questions: Who allegedly made the offer? Which BJP office-bearer was involved? Which NC Legislator was approached? When and where did the alleged incident occur? If the allegation is true, why was no FIR lodged.
Pathania asserted that allegations of attempting to purchase elected representatives strike at the very foundation of Parliamentary democracy and cannot be reduced to political rhetoric or sensationalism. Such grave accusations require evidence, not theatrics.
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Pathania further stated that instead of addressing the growing concerns over governance, the Chief Minister has chosen diversionary politics. The Government is facing criticism from within its own ranks, with ruling party legislators publicly expressing dissatisfaction over governance and administrative functioning. Rather than responding to these concerns with leadership and accountability, the Chief Minister appears consumed by political distractions and unfounded allegations against the BJP.
The BJP also said that Omar Abdullah has yet to satisfactorily address the serious controversy surrounding educational material that reportedly described Jammu & Kashmir as Indian-occupied Kashmir and projected terrorist Maqbool Bhat in a manner that generated widespread public outrage. The people of J&K deserve answers on that issue instead of diversionary political narratives.
The BJP maintained that public life demands responsibility, restraint and truthfulness. Political discourse cannot be allowed to descend into reckless allegations unsupported by facts. If Omar Abdullah possesses evidence, he must immediately place it before the competent investigating agencies. If he does not, he owes the people of Jammu & Kashmir and the BJP an unconditional public apology.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar
