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JAMMU: The National Conference and its leader Omar Abdullah are once again playing their oldest political trick—blaming New Delhi to cover their own failures. This “Centre Ki Chaal” narrative has been NC’s shield since 1947, a tool to divert public resentment whenever their misrule is exposed. Today, the same tired drama is being staged again. This was stated by former MLC and spokesperson of BJP JK-UT Girdhari Lal Raina in Jammu today.
Addressing a press conference along with Advocate Purnima Sharma - spokesperson BJP JK-UT, he said that The Jammu–Srinagar National Highway crisis is a telling example. While fruit growers and truckers lost crores and ordinary citizens remained stranded in misery, Omar Abdullah’s government stood paralyzed. Chief Minister or his colleagues did not bother to visit hot spots to understand ground reality. When questioned, the Chief Minister first claimed he had no authority—yet he continues to cling to power without shame or accountability. And when anger mounted, he attempted to shift the blame to Delhi, hoping the people would once again be misled, GL Raina added.
Asserting that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are not blind and can’t be misled again and again, GL Raina said that people appreciate efforts of NHAI making highway operational against all odds. They have seen with their own eyes how NHAI teams, under the direct guidance of Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari, worked tirelessly round the clock in hostile weather and treacherous conditions. Over a dozen excavators and 50 earthmovers were pressed into service, a two-lane diversion was built, and traffic was restored. This is real action, not hollow rhetoric.
In contrast, Omar Abdullah restricted himself to social media statements and hollow political posturing. He did not even have the courage to visit the affected areas, where people continue to suffer. His claim that “if the highway was under him, he would have opened it” has only exposed his hypocrisy. Citizens are rightly asking: if you cannot even clear the mud and debris on roads under your own UT government, how can you claim you would have restored a national highway , he asked?
Taking a jibe at Chief Minister, GL Raina further stressed that on one hand you cry no authority, no funds, no power and on the other hand you demonstrate sufficient power, authority and resources for luxurious pleasure trips to Paris. Advocate Purnima Sharma said that even today, many hilly areas—especially in Jammu—remain cut off. Relief has reached people only because the Indian Army and IAF stepped in, not because of any effort from the Omar Abdullah-led administration.
The fact is clear: the NC’s politics of deception is collapsing. Omar Abdullah cannot hide behind Delhi anymore. The people demand responsibility, accountability, and delivery—not diversion, blame games, and photo-ops, She stressed. Purnima Sharma cited numerous examples of connecting and link roads of Jammu - the capital city which are awaiting administrative attention. The NC must realize that the old methods of fooling people are dead. What Jammu and Kashmir needs is leadership on the ground, not excuses on Twitter.
