NC, BJP Set For Political Face-Off In Srinagar Today

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- The ruling National Conference and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party are set for a political face-off in Srinagar city on Wednesday. The saffron party announced a march towards the Civil Secretariat and the NC called for a counter-protest at the BJP headquarters.

The BJP has announced a protest march against the NC-led government, with party leaders and workers scheduled to assemble at Clock Tower, Lal Chowk, in the morning before marching towards the Civil Secretariat via M.A. Road.

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As per details, the protest will be led by BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the J&K Assembly Sunil Sharma, along with senior party leaders.

The BJP had announced the September 2 protest after a recent organisational meeting in Srinagar, where its leadership accused the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led government of failing to fulfil poll promises and raised issues including the increase in electricity tariffs, alleged corruption, unemployment, outsourcing of government jobs and delay in Panchayat and urban local body elections.

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The party has said these issues will form the focus of its protest, with LoP Sunil Sharma accusing the government of“misgovernance and corruption” and alleging that outsourcing of recruitment was affecting employment opportunities for youth. The BJP has also questioned the delay in grassroots elections.

Responding to the BJP programme, the NC earlier in the day announced a peaceful counter-protest at BJP headquarters in Srinagar and Jammu.

The NC said that in Srinagar, its workers have been asked to assemble at Gindun Park, near Police Station Rajbagh, in the morning before proceeding as part of the party's protest programme. The party said its protest would seek accountability from the Union Government over commitments made in Parliament and before the Supreme Court of India.

NC said that it will gherao the opposition BJP headquarters in Jammu and Srinagar on Wednesday, demanding accountability for the promises the Union government made in Parliament and the Supreme Court regarding the“restoration of statehood”.

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“The National Conference will peacefully gherao the BJP headquarters in Srinagar and Jammu tomorrow, demanding accountability for the promises made by the Union Government in Parliament and before the Supreme Court of India,” the NC said in a post on X.

“Our demands are clear: Constitutional guarantees, restoration of statehood, clearance of the reservation file, and justice for the people of J&K. The mandate of the people of Jammu & Kashmir is not a blank cheque. It must be respected, not taken for granted,” the NC said.

The NC also said the electoral mandate given by the people of Jammu and Kashmir“is not a blank cheque” and must be respected.

Meanwhile, the BJP's protest comes ahead of the upcoming Assembly session and is expected to bring several governance and public-interest issues into sharper political focus. The party has already said its legislators will raise issues concerning development, employment, local democracy, electricity tariffs and governance in the House. (KNO)

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