Mayawati Slams Congress, Says Opposition's Visit To Kashmir Will Benefit BJP

Mayawati said it took 69 years to remove the Article after the Constitution came into force and that it will take some time for things to become normal in the state.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday slammed the Congress-led opposition for going to Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)

New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday slammed the Congress-led opposition for going to Jammu and Kashmir. She said the leaders should have thought before making the visit as it will give a chance for the BJP to politicise the issue. In a series of tweets in Hindi, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said B.R. Ambedkar had always been in favour of equality, unity and integrity of the country. "He was not in favour of the provision of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Because of this, the BSP supported the axing of Article 370," she wrote on Twitter. She said it took 69 years to remove the Article after the Constitution came into force. "It will take some time for things to become normal in the state. We should wait for some time for the situation to improve. The court also believes so." Mayawati said in a situation like this, the visit of the opposition leaders will give a chance for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "to do politics". "In such a situation, will not the visit of Congress and other party leaders to the state without permission give a chance to the BJP and Jammu and Kashmir Governor to politicise the issue? Before visiting, these things should have been thought over," she added.

1. जैसाकि विदित है कि बाबा साहेब डा. भीमराव अम्बेडकर हमेशा ही देश की समानता, एकता व अखण्डता के पक्षधर रहे हैं इसलिए वे जम्मू-कश्मीर राज्य में अलग से धारा 370 का प्रावधान करने के कतई भी पक्ष में नहीं थे। इसी खास वजह से बीएसपी ने संसद में इस धारा को हटाये जाने का समर्थन किया।

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) August 26, 2019

3. ऐसे में अभी हाल ही में बिना अनुमति के कांग्रेस व अन्य पार्टियों के नेताओं का कश्मीर जाना क्या केन्द्र व वहां के गवर्नर को राजनीति करने का मौका देने जैसा इनका यह कदम नहीं है? वहाँ पर जाने से पहले इस पर भी थोड़ा विचार कर लिया जाता, तो यह उचित होता।

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) August 26, 2019

A delegation of 12 opposition leaders led by former Congress President Rahul Gandhi was on August 24 stopped at the Srinagar airport and sent back to Delhi. Meanwhile, J&K Governor, SP Malik said, "Rahul Gandhi has made my invitation an unending business. I had said if you don't believe us then come & visit, later he said I'll meet ppl under house arrest, will meet Army. I said I can't accept these conditions & leave it to administration." He further said, "We have abrogated article 370, and you will see in the coming days, we will work so much for the people of Kashmir, and create such circumstances, that people of PoK will start saying- see, that (Jammu&Kashmir) is the ideal place to live." The delegation, which wanted to visit the Kashmir Valley to study the situation, included D. Raja (CPI), Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M), Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and K.C. Venugopal (Congress), Sharad Yadav (LJD), Dinesh Trivedi (TMC), Tiruchi Siva (DMK), Majeed Memon (NCP), Manoj Jha (RJD) and D. Kupendra Reddy (JD-S). The Valley has been placed under a security lockdown since August 5 when Article 370 was abrogated and Jammu and Kashmir was split into two Union Territories.