Militancy, separatism blocked overall development in valley: Vibodh Gupta

Massive participation in ongoing DDC polls tight slap to anti-national forces

Massive participation in ongoing DDC polls tight slap to anti-national forces

Syed Fayaz

Sopore, Dec 02 (KNS): Senior BJP leader and J&K Affairs Incharge Vibodh Gupta on Tuesday said that militancy and separatism had blocked all means of development in world famous Apple town Sopore, asserting if BJP will come into power in ongoing DDC elections the party will set up an international fruit mandi here to give an edge to the local fruit business.

Gupta who was talking to reporters in north Kashmir's Sopore on the sidelines of a Tanga rally organised by the local unit of BJP, said the violence, militancy and separatism has casted dark shadows on the development of this famous Apple town. He said the area has witnessed immense bloodbath during last three decades, resulting the overall development of the region was blocked.

"Sopore, which was once known as mini-London was ignored by successive regimes of Jammu and Kashmir who put a big full stop over the developmental schemes in the area", Gupta said.

He said that the aim of organizing Tanga rally is to invite the attention of local people and communicate to them pro-people message of BJP. He expressed glad over the participation of locals in the rally and termed it a clear message that people of Sopore have reposed their faith on Prime Minister Narender Modi's developmental agenda.

“Today’s rally is a clear cut message of people of Sopore that they are with the Prime Minister Narendera Modi's developmental agenda. The BJP promises to the people of Sopore that if they cast their ballots in favor of BJP candidate, the pary will set up an international mandi in Sopore to give a fillip to the fruit market of Sopore", he said.

Gupta said that massive participation of people into two phases of ongoing DDC polls indicates that people of Kashmir gave a tight slap to militancy and separatism. "The entire Kashmir has changed now. There is no room for militancy and separatism onwards. People want to live a peaceful and dignified life", Gupta asserted. (KNS) 

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