Delhi’s treatment of non-BJP govts an insult to democracy: Gupta
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Jammu president Rattan Lal Gupta has lambasted the BJP-led Indian government for adopting a “step-motherly” attitude towards the non-BJP governments elected with a popular mandate.
According to Kashmir Media Service, addressing party workers in Jammu, Gupta said New Delhi’s approach was not only politically unfortunate but also an insult to the people’s mandate.
“Delhi’s step-motherly treatment of non-BJP governments is an insult to the people’s mandate and democracy. India must respect the verdict of the electorate irrespective of which political party forms the government,” he said.
Gupta said the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir had elected their representatives in 2024, yet their long-pending demand for restoration of full statehood remained unfulfilled.
“Denying statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is, in effect, denying the people the full constitutional and democratic framework of a state. The people of J&K should not be treated differently,” he said. The NC leader said elected governments must be given adequate constitutional space and authority to discharge their responsibilities. He urged New Delhi to honour its commitment and immediately restore full statehood to IIOJK.
“Jammu and Kashmir deserves dignity, democracy, statehood and full constitutional empowerment,” he added.
