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New Delhi: Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Indresh Kumar on Monday hit back at National Conference President Farooq Abdullah’s remarks about ‘sacrificing like farmers’. Indresh Kumar said that if Farooq Abdullah feels suffocated in India, he should leave this country and live in some other part of the world, which he likes. In fact, Farooq Abdullah had said on Sunday that the people of the state would have to sacrifice like farmers to restore the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
The RSS leader also criticized Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti for protesting in Delhi against the alleged oppression of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, saying lying has become a fashion for her. He said that both the leaders of Jammu and Kashmir should stop doing “politics of provocation” and should not become a hindrance in maintaining the unity and integrity of the country. Asked his views on Abdullah’s remarks, Kumar said, “His (Abdullah) statement clearly shows that he loves violence and not peace. He is saying that he will kill everyone, starve them.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the 116th birth anniversary of the party’s founder Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah at his tomb in Naseembagh, Farooq Abdullah said, “In 11 months, 700 farmers died during the agitation. On the sacrifice of the farmers, the Center has to pass three agriculture bills. We may have to make that kind of sacrifice to get our rights back.”
After nearly a year of protests by farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 19 announced the decision to repeal all three agriculture laws passed last year to ease rules for sale, price fixation and storage of crops. On November 29, the first day of the ongoing winter session of Parliament, a bill to repeal agricultural laws was passed.
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said, ’11 months (farmers protested), more than 700 farmers were killed. The Center had to repeal three agriculture bills when farmers made sacrifices. We may have to make the same sacrifice to get our rights back. Abdullah said, “Remember this, we have promised to get back (Articles) 370, 35-A and statehood and we are ready to make any sacrifice.” He said that the National Conference, however, is not against brotherhood and does not support violence.
