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Senior BJP leader and Jammu and Kashmir BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur on Saturday launched a sharp attack on National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, describing his reported remarks on Pakistan as “seditious and anti-national” and asking authorities to examine them and take appropriate legal action.
Thakur was reacting to Abdullah’s remarks in Baramulla, in which the NC chief was reported to have said that Kashmiris were surviving because Pakistan was raising the Kashmir issue at international forums. Thakur said it was unfortunate that a senior political leader was questioning India’s intentions towards the people of Jammu and Kashmir while projecting Pakistan as a force working in their interest.
“Farooq Abdullah’s pro-Pakistan statement is seditious and anti-national, and he should be booked for making such remarks. A leader who has taken an oath under the Indian Constitution cannot be allowed to question the country’s intentions towards its own people while giving political legitimacy to Pakistan’s narrative,” Thakur said.
In a pointed remark, he added: “If Farooq Abdullah has so much love for Pakistan, he should go to Pakistan. The people living in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir are desperate for freedom from Pakistan’s misrule and want to join India. He should understand the ground reality instead of glorifying Pakistan from here.”
Thakur alleged that Pakistan had inflicted immense suffering on the region through its sponsorship of terrorism, citing decades of violence, targeted killings and destruction of innocent lives. “Pakistan has given Kashmir nothing but terrorism, bloodshed, fear and uncertainty. Families have lost their loved ones, young people have been pushed towards violence, and generations have suffered,” he said, asking whether Abdullah expected people to forget this history and accept Pakistan as their saviour.
He maintained that Islamabad’s efforts to raise Kashmir internationally could not erase its responsibility for the violence that has affected the region. In his view, the aspirations of Kashmiris centre on peace, development, employment, tourism and a secure future for their children, and not on rhetoric that benefits what he called Pakistan’s propaganda machinery.
The BJP leader also questioned the National Conference’s political approach, alleging that its statements on sensitive national issues often fail to acknowledge the sacrifices of security personnel and civilians in the fight against terrorism. He said India’s democratic institutions and constitutional framework offer the people of Jammu and Kashmir avenues for political participation, while governance in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, according to him, had generated widespread discontent.
Calling on political leaders to exercise responsibility while speaking on national security, Thakur said the authorities should examine Abdullah’s reported remarks in accordance with the law. He said Jammu and Kashmir needed leaders who would prioritise public welfare, economic development and lasting peace.
The demand for legal action is the BJP spokesman’s own position and no case has been reported against the National Conference leader. Political parties in the Union Territory have often traded sharp words over Pakistan and the Kashmir question, and critics of such demands argue that dissenting political speech should be met with debate rather than prosecution.
