• 2 months ago
As the Second Phase of J&K Election Continues, Large Queues & waiting lines are visible across the 26 seats Voting Today. There was once a time when Elections were ideally boycotted in the valley, but now, the scenes have changed. What led to this change? Our Experts Abhijit Jasrotia (BJP) & Gourav Kapoor (JKNC) Discusses the Matter.

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Transcript
00:00Ishaq, if you are there with us, could you please touch base with you for a quick update there?
00:08The voting has started on a very slow note,
00:11but as the day progresses we are expecting more and more people to turn up at polling stations like these.
00:17So we are hopeful, even the election officials told us yesterday
00:23that there are chances of a higher voter turnout this time around.
00:27So essentially, the boycott trend that was going on for years and decades in these elections
00:35are over as far as Srinagar city is concerned.
00:39So we are getting reports of people coming at the polling stations early in the morning
00:46and exercising their right to vote.
00:50So the polling is going on in all the 26 constituencies where 239 candidates are in fray.
01:03And among these contestants are none other than Umar Abdullah contesting from two constituencies.
01:12Apni Party President Syed Altaf Bukhari, Ravindra Raina, the BJP JNK head is trying his luck from Nowshera.
01:21Then we have Tariq Hamid Khara, JKPCC, Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee President.
01:26He is also contesting from Srinagar.
01:29And then there is a separate stand, mainstream leader Sarjan Barkati,
01:35who is contesting against Umar Abdullah from Badgam constituency.
01:39So heatly contested seats in Srinagar, a very electrifying election after a gap of 10 years.
01:46And it surely is going to throw up surprises.
01:50I would like to know from you first, what message does it give from his safe seat?
02:19From his powerhouse Srinagar and this message at Dal Lake.
02:24How does BJP look at it?
02:27Umar Abdullah is trying everywhere now.
02:33He's trying all the means, all the base and to just get into the assembly because he knows finally,
02:38because if he's not there, then somebody else is going to be there at his place.
02:41And that is going to be difficult for him.
02:44Regarding Umar Abdullah anyways, he has to try his luck because they have done nothing from past 56.
02:53And as I told you that on the report card, there is a big zero.
02:57And people of Jammu and Kashmir both are asking him that if BJP can do all these things in just a short span of five to six years,
03:05then what was the thing which was stopping you from doing all this?
03:08People of Kashmir are asking them about those 1.5 lakh graves,
03:12which are there in Kashmir and all due to the apathy of this National Conference and Congress.
03:16And obviously, Karachi, Pakistan also.
03:18And still they are renting the Raga and we should talk to Pakistan.
03:20A country like Pakistan, which understands only one language, that is Odi and Balakot.
03:25Anyways, the results are going to be there by 8th.
03:30And we will come to know that who was really the people has stood with the real form of democracy.
03:35But still they are clinging on this dynastical politics because dynastical politics have failed.
03:40And today, the Badgham seat is all due to the courtesy of their Member Parliament, Agha Rahula,
03:45who is having a good hold in Badgham.
03:47And that is the only reason he is in case if he wins.
03:49Otherwise, there are also 50-50 percent chances of Umar Abdullah qualifying from Badgham also.
03:56But Agha Rahula is having a good hold among the Shia population over there.
03:59So maybe he will win from there.
04:02But the thing which I want to know from National Conference is there that what was the reason?
04:07What was the reason that they were not able to deliver but we delivered in past 5-6 years?
04:12And like my dear friend Mr. Gaurav Bhatia was talking.
04:14And it hurts me. His name is Bhatia.
04:18I think from National Conference, my friend Umar from National Conference, the spokesperson.
04:23Really, let me tell you one thing that it hurts me.
04:28When a Dogra from Jammu starts sending the Raga of National Conference, it hurts me.
04:32Because we have suffered a lot due to this Kashmiri politics and at the end of this National Conference.
04:38We have suffered a lot.
04:39Because our great Maharaja, the way they humiliated our Maharaja over here, we know very well.
04:44And that Maharaja and our all Rajas were those Rajas who even fought their battles
04:49and the boundaries of our countries were increased up to Gilgit-Baltistan and Turtuk.
04:54And for those Maharajas when National Conference uses such sort of words and they say that we got rid of their Maharajas,
05:02it hurts us a lot.
05:03And recently this sort of statement was used by Rahul Gandhi also and we stood for it, against it also.
05:10Because we are proud of our great Maharajas and if we are with our country and we are proud to be with our country,
05:16that it is only one reason that Maharaja was there.
05:18Otherwise if it could end up to National Conference then obviously we would have been suffering the same way
05:22in which POJK people are suffering over there.
05:25Now the difference is there.
05:26The people of POJK who are desperately, they are trying that they should be with their country
05:33and that is why you can see the sort of progress which has taken place in this part of Kashmir
05:40and in that POJK where people are suffering due to ISI and the tortures of Pakistan army over there.
05:54400 rupees kg atta they are having and 500 rupees litre petrol they are having over there.
06:00So today they are thinking that in case God will have mercy on us and tomorrow if we will be part of our India
06:08that would be a great thing for us and very soon we will find a tricolour in POJK also.
06:12So this thing have now really built up only after 5th August 2019 when we got rid of this article 317.
06:18Let me tell you the Dalek in which Omar Abdullah was with his flag of National Conference.
06:23This Dalek has also suffered due to the apathy of National Conference.
06:26You know Char Chinar, you must have heard of it.
06:28Those Char Chinars, they used to get funds in crores and billion dollars they have received that fund
06:34but that was not even a single penny was spent for Char Chinar.
06:37Unfortunate part was for Dalek in fact.
06:39Unfortunate part was that 3 out of 4 Chinars got rotted.
06:43We had a very capable officer over here who got retired Mr. Mohit Ghera.
06:47He was able to again plant those 3 fresh Chinars over there
06:52and the lost dignity of Char Chinar was restored back.
06:56This is how we have restored everything after 5th August 2019.
06:59People are happy with us. We will take some time but let me assure you
07:03the day is not for that.
07:04Everywhere in Kashmir, in every constituency you will find a Bharatiya Janata Party lotus blossoming.
07:10Right. Abhijit, thank you so much for being with us there.
07:14One quick answer from Gaurav Kapoor.
07:16Gaurav, how important is Srinagar especially for Abdullah and your alliance with the Congress?
07:21It all boils down to how the party and alliance performs in Srinagar.
07:25Let me tell you one thing.
07:28Abhijit has said 2-3 things here.
07:32Firstly, if J&K is a part of India, then the role of Sheikh Sahib is very important.
07:39He had a time when he could choose which country he wanted to go to.
07:45Secondly, if a Kashmiri Pandit becomes the Cabinet Minister,
07:52then it is made by the National Conference.
07:54If a Kashmiri Pandit becomes an MLC, then it is made by the National Conference.
07:59As far as P.O.K. is concerned, he gave 5-10 lakhs to give 25 lakhs.
08:07After that, he forgot what he had to give.
08:10Let me clear one thing for you.
08:13When we started this interview, I said already that the people of J&K understand that BJP
08:21only wants to play their cards and have nothing to do with J&K.
08:28He removed 370.
08:30He said 370 in all the elections in India.
08:35It is clear from there that he has nothing to do with the people of J&K.
08:39He wants to do his politics, his vote bank.
08:42But the misunderstanding he has, I think that in the next 5-10 days,
08:47he will get rid of that misunderstanding.
08:50The people of J&K made their mind to go with National Conference.
08:55I hope that BJP forgets their ground in Kashmir.
09:01They represent themselves in J&K.
09:04I hope that they will get rid of J&K as well.
09:10The decision of the people is in our hands.
09:16We are waiting for that day when people of J&K show their mandate.
09:22We are waiting for that day when people of J&K show their mandate.
09:27I would like to say to BJP that you are trying to make a government
09:32by electing your proxy candidates.
09:39But the people of J&K understand your cunning very well.
09:44I hope that the result will come soon and J&K will be elected by National Conference.

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