Amritsar: The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) on November 13 attacked the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP)-Cong government in Jammu and Kashmir for releasing the
political prisoners and accused it of halting all anti-terrorist operations in the
state saying these would affect the morale of the security forces.
Charging the Congress with being hypocritical, party president M Venkaiah Naidu said,
"On the one side Congress strongly condemns all forms of terrorism while on the other
side, it is extending unconditional support to its partner PDP who is releasing
terrorists with impunity."
Describing the release of prisoners by the Sayeed government as unfortunate, Naidu
said, "PDP was doing it in reciprocation, as during the state Assembly elections many
hard-core terrorist organisations allegedly extended support to the PDP."
Criticising Congress for playing "second fiddle" to the PDP and "blindly supporting"
its every action "only with an eye to remain in the power", he said the Congress had
always
"played with the national interest with the sole motive of coming to power. It even
does not hesitate to boost terrorism in its nasty power snatching game."
Naidu alleged that the state government had halted all the anti-terrorist operations
and that "will certainly bring down the morale of security forces who relentlessly
waged a war to fight terrorism without even caring for their lives."
PTI
