Cong compromised with core issues to remain in power, says BJP

He was reacting to a statement of former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad that Omar Abdullah is responsible for not carrying forward the development agenda started by Congress-led coalition government in 2005 in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Congress should apologise to the people of the state for being a part of the government in which the development agenda was not carried forward,” Gupta said.

Gupta also questioned Azad raising the issue of development during elections and not while his party was part of the government.

“Why he did not point out lack of development when his party was part of the government. If Omar Abdullah was not carrying forward the development agenda of the state, Congress members should have resigned and withdrawn the support to the government,” he said.

Gupta alleged that Congress has always “compromised” with its core issues to remain in power.

“Congress always compromised with their core issues to remain in power and likes to sit in the lap of either NC or PDP to be part of the government,” he said.

Gupta said Congress shared power with PDP and NC for the past 12 years and did nothing for the welfare of the people and now they are blaming Omar Abdullah for slow development.

“But the matter of fact is that NC or PDP wouldn’t have done anything without the help and support of Congress. Congress is equally culpable for the miseries of the vast majority of the people,” he said.

While on a campaign trail in border belt of Rajouri district, Azad today said, “Young and incumbent Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has failed to carry forward the developmental agenda started by Congress-led coalition government in 2005.”