Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) national general secretary, Malook Nagar, criticized J-K National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for his recent remarks on PoK, stating that "such people" did not deserve to live in the country.
Nagar expressed his disappointment, saying, "I am ashamed that such statements are made by people living in our country. When he (Farooq Abdullah) and his son (Omar Abdullah) gave interviews during the implementation of Article 370, they sounded like Pakistanis. They should be ashamed. Such people have no right to live in this country."
Farooq Abdullah's recent statement in response to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's comment that "PoK will be merged with India" also drew criticism. Abdullah had said, "If the defence minister is saying it, then go ahead. Who are we to stop? But remember, they (Pakistan) are also not wearing bangles. It has atom bombs, and unfortunately, that atom bomb will fall on us."
Former Deputy J-K Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta, accused Abdullah of having sympathies with Pakistan rather than showing support for the Indian soldiers. Gupta remarked, "His heart beats for Pakistan and not for the soldiers who work in adverse conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and on the borders. Abdullah Sahab should apologize to the country. His thinking is expressed through his words."
Furthermore, Malook Nagar criticized former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee member, Charanjit Singh Channi, for his alleged remarks on the recent terror attack incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch.
"Former Punjab CM Channi lost the MLA elections. 'Unke dimag ka diwala nikal gaya hai.' When someone makes such a statement for those who live and die for the country, how would the family members of those martyrs feel? They are making such statements for votes. They should spare the soldiers and martyrs. The elections and politics will come and go," Nagar said.
Channi had earlier alleged that the Poonch attack was "pre-planned" and aimed at facilitating BJP's win in the polls. However, he later issued a clarification, stating that his statement was "distorted" and he intended to highlight that a "similar attack" took place during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, referring to the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed by terrorists.
"My statement was distorted. What I meant to say was that a similar attack had taken place during the last Lok Sabha elections also. But it was not investigated by BJP, and till now, it is not known who was involved in the said attack," Channi said in a self-made video released after his remarks stirred a controversy.
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