KNZ NEWS DESK
Srinagar Feb 27: Bhartiya Janta party (BJP) chief Spokesperson Kashmir Altaf Thakur on Thursday while taking strong note of remarks of a former PDP leader and a minister Syed Altaf Bukhari that August 5 was a” Shocker” for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Altaf Thakur said that the “August 5 was a historic day and the most happiest day for the people of Jammu and Kashmir who were exploited by all the political leaders and regional parties since past 70 years.”
In a statement issued to KNS , Thakur said that August 5 was undoubtedly a saddest day for the regional parties and their leaders who instead of serving people for the past seven decades filled their own coffers and left common people in the lurch.
Thakur said some people who failed to serve people are no trying to befool people on the pretext of demanding statehood back while as Union Home Minister Amit Shah has already promised that Jammu and Kashmir will be given back the statehood status soon.
He said that people cannot be exploited anymore in the name of hollow slogans as they have lost faith on all the parties who promoted their family rule a looted state exchequer to build their own assets the statement issued to KNS said.
Thakur said that since weather was not suitable for various developmental activities in J&K and now the weather has started improving, J&K will see a massive development at block, Tehsil and district levels soon and will soon be counted as the most developed place in the country.
In a veiled reference to Bukhari, Thakur said that people of Jammu and Kashmir are politically mature and cannot be exploited any more on hollow slogans (KNS).