NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday admitted that he was afraid of militants whereas visiting Jammu and Kashmir’s Lal Chowk throughout his tenure as residence minister.
Throughout the launch of his memoir ‘5 A long time in Politics,’ Shinde recalled his tour within the valley and stated that he was suggested to provide a speech from Srinagar’s Lal Chowk which gave him plenty of publicity.
“Once I grew to become the house minister, I visited educationist Vijay Dhar. I used to ask him for recommendation. He suggested me to not roam round however to go to Lal Chowk (in Srinagar), meet individuals and go round Dal Lake,” Shinde stated.
“That recommendation gave me publicity and other people thought that here’s a residence minister who goes there with none worry, however who do I inform that I used to be scared? I informed you this simply to make you snigger, however an ex-Policeman cannot communicate like this,” he added.
In the meantime, BJP mocked Shinde and claimed that his assertion serves as an proof of how, earlier than the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, Congress and NC, together with PDP, promoted politics of “Pakistan Parasti Parivarwadi” within the valley.
BJP’s nationals spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala stated, “This serves as proof of how, earlier than the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, Congress and NC, together with PDP, promoted politics of PPP (Pakistan Parasti Parivarwadi) and stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir.”
“Now, the politics of DDD (Improvement, Dialogue, and Decentralization) has taken over. Terrorism, which was as soon as rampant, has considerably declined, stone-pelting has ceased, shutdowns have ended, and casualties amongst civilians and safety forces have decreased. The fear hotspots have reworked into tourism hotspots. Streets the place terrorists as soon as fired bullets now see Sachin Tendulkar enjoying cricket. On the very least, they need to take note of these factors raised by Sushil Kumar Shinde,” he added.
Shinde was appointed as Union residence minister in Manmohan Singh-led UPA authorities in 2012. Shinde’s tenure as the house minister noticed the trials and executions of 26/11 Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab and Parliament assault convict Afzal Guru and the 2012 Delhi gangrape case.
Throughout the launch of his memoir ‘5 A long time in Politics,’ Shinde recalled his tour within the valley and stated that he was suggested to provide a speech from Srinagar’s Lal Chowk which gave him plenty of publicity.
“Once I grew to become the house minister, I visited educationist Vijay Dhar. I used to ask him for recommendation. He suggested me to not roam round however to go to Lal Chowk (in Srinagar), meet individuals and go round Dal Lake,” Shinde stated.
“That recommendation gave me publicity and other people thought that here’s a residence minister who goes there with none worry, however who do I inform that I used to be scared? I informed you this simply to make you snigger, however an ex-Policeman cannot communicate like this,” he added.
In the meantime, BJP mocked Shinde and claimed that his assertion serves as an proof of how, earlier than the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, Congress and NC, together with PDP, promoted politics of “Pakistan Parasti Parivarwadi” within the valley.
BJP’s nationals spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala stated, “This serves as proof of how, earlier than the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, Congress and NC, together with PDP, promoted politics of PPP (Pakistan Parasti Parivarwadi) and stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir.”
“Now, the politics of DDD (Improvement, Dialogue, and Decentralization) has taken over. Terrorism, which was as soon as rampant, has considerably declined, stone-pelting has ceased, shutdowns have ended, and casualties amongst civilians and safety forces have decreased. The fear hotspots have reworked into tourism hotspots. Streets the place terrorists as soon as fired bullets now see Sachin Tendulkar enjoying cricket. On the very least, they need to take note of these factors raised by Sushil Kumar Shinde,” he added.
Shinde was appointed as Union residence minister in Manmohan Singh-led UPA authorities in 2012. Shinde’s tenure as the house minister noticed the trials and executions of 26/11 Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab and Parliament assault convict Afzal Guru and the 2012 Delhi gangrape case.