Baramulla: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, while giving a statement on Kashmir issue, raised questions on the intentions of the Central Government. Addressing the workers in Baramulla, he said that help cannot be expected from the Delhi government while Pakistan is raising the issue of Kashmir everywhere. BJP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have reacted sharply to his statement.
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'If you want to save your identity, you will have to face it'
Farooq Abdullah said that the central government makes big claims and talks about talks, but these things alone will not solve the problem. He told the workers that they will have to face the situation, otherwise there is a danger of Kashmir's identity being erased.
BJP and VHP expressed displeasure over the statement
BJP national spokesperson Prem Shukla alleged that the 'Pakistan love' within Farooq Abdullah comes to the fore from time to time. He said that Abdullah should think before making such statements.
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At the same time, Vishwa Hindu Parishad VHP leader Vinod Bansal said that Kashmir was, is and will always be an integral part of India. He raised the question whether the security of Kashmir is because of Pakistan or because of India's strength. Bansal termed Farooq's statement as anti-national.
Farooq has been advocating talks with Pakistan
For the last several years, Farooq Abdullah has been emphasizing the need for talks with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir problem.
* October 2021: He had said that peace is not possible in Kashmir without talks with Pakistan. Also criticized the decision to remove Article 370.
*July 2022: He had expressed the need to win the trust of the people and talk to Pakistan to end terrorism.
* August 2023: He had described honest talks between India and Pakistan as necessary to resolve the Kashmir issue.
*May 2024: In response to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh's statement on PoK, he had said that Pakistan has nuclear bombs and they can affect India also.
*May 2025: After India's decision on the Indus Water Treaty, he had said that India can talk about stopping the water, but it does not want to kill the people of Pakistan.