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Jammu and Kashmir Deputy CM Calls BJP Biggest Liar Party
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP.
He called the party India’s “biggest liar party.”
He said the BJP was making unfair claims that development was not happening under the elected government.
Choudhary asked why some local officers had been posted outside Jammu and Kashmir.
He also questioned why more local professors were not made university vice-chancellors.
He challenged BJP leader Sunil Sharma to debate these issues.
Choudhary said people could compare road projects completed by different governments.
He also said a disagreement about a national song performance at a film festival was unnecessary.
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary accused the BJP of spreading falsehoods and damaging India’s reputation.
Choudhary challenged BJP MLA and Opposition Leader Sunil Sharma to discuss the posting of Jammu and Kashmir officers outside the region.
He questioned why local IPS officers were not appointed to senior positions and why local academics were not chosen as university vice-chancellors.
Choudhary defended his government’s development record and proposed comparing PMGSY and NABARD roads built under different administrations.
He also called Congress’ criticism over the national song at an International Film Festival inauguration an unnecessary controversy.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition Sunil Sharma.
- What
- Choudhary criticized the BJP’s claims about development and questioned the posting of local officers and appointment of local academics.
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
- When
- The remarks were reported on September 11; the year was not specified in the article.
- Why
- Choudhary said the BJP was spreading falsehoods and challenged its claims about governance and development in the region.
Choudhary’s Position
BJP’s Position
Development record
Choudhary’s Position
Choudhary said the public could see progress under the elected government and proposed comparing PMGSY and NABARD roads built under the current and previous administrations.
BJP’s Position
The BJP has claimed that development is lacking in Jammu and Kashmir under the elected government.
Posting of local officers
Choudhary’s Position
Choudhary questioned why local IPS and IAS officers, including senior officers from Jammu and Kashmir, had been posted outside the region instead of serving there.
BJP’s Position
Choudhary’s remarks challenged the BJP to explain or address the transfer and posting of these officers; the article does not provide the BJP’s detailed response.
Political debate
Choudhary’s Position
Choudhary described the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit as a failure and accused it of making unsupported claims.
BJP’s Position
The BJP has criticized the elected government’s performance, while the article does not include a direct response to Choudhary’s accusations.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Surinder Choudhary, Jammu and Kashmir’s deputy chief minister
- Target of criticism
- The Bharatiya Janata Party
- BJP leader mentioned
- Sunil Sharma, BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition
- Main issues raised
- Officer postings, university leadership, development, and road construction
- Road programs cited
- PMGSY and NABARD roads
- University mentioned
- Jammu University
- Additional controversy
- Congress criticism of the National Conference over a national song performance at an International Film Festival inauguration
Quotes
Surinder Choudhary
Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister and National Conference politician
“What does BJP stand for? ‘Bharat Ki Sabse Badi Jhoothi Party’ (India’s biggest liar party). They continuously tarnish India’s name through their lies, so there is no point in responding to their claims.”
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“Their strategy is merely hit and run. The BJP in Jammu and Kashmir is a complete failure, a flop show, just like Jaspal Bhatti’s ‘Flop Show’; they are all talk and no action.”
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Sources
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