How many more Pakistans will you create, asks Farooq
JAMMU: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abd ulla hon Saturday not only reiterated his recentPo K belongs to Pakistan’ but also lashed out at the B ha ra ti ya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre asking ,“You have made one Pakistan. How many more Pakistans will you create?”
He also painted a scary picture if Article 35-A was revoked saying, “Jammu will be the first to bear its maximum brunt”.
Addressing party workers at party headquarters here he said that PoK was with Pakistan for the past 70 years and India and Pakistan have fought four wars.
“What did I say? When did National Conference stop anyone to take back PoK? Go and take it. They (Pakistan) are not wearing bangles. They also have atom bombs. Even the Prime Minister talked about maintaining the sanctity of the Line of Control (LoC). Today, we are being intimidated by them. And, when did National Conference ask for Azadi. We always asked for autonomy, which is in the Indian Constitution,” he said.
Farooq also said that the BJP government was hell bent upon creating a divide between Hindus and Muslims. “Ye Hindustan tum hare ba a pk ana hi( This country is not your father' s ). This country belongs to everyone, be it Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian. They can choose their candidate, it's their right ,” he said and added that people of India can’ t be threatened to garner votes.