Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi on Monday said political parties who don’t deliver on their election promises face rejection from the people.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, he pointed to the BJP’s recent victory in the Delhi Assembly elections as evidence that voters reject governments that fail to honour their commitments. “Delhi’s verdict is clear – when governments fail to fulfil their manifesto promises, the people do not hesitate to choose an alternative," Sethi said. BJP Spokesperson Altaf Thakur; media in-charge - Kashmir, Sajid Yousuf Shah, and national council member Arif Raj were present.
He said the BJP had successfully delivered on 95 promises made in its 2014 manifesto to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. "For the past 75 years, politics in Jammu and Kashmir has strayed from the path of genuine development, leaving people disillusioned by unkept promises," he said.
Aiming at the National Conference (NC), he said the party has failed to come good on its recent election pledges. "The NC promised free electricity and ration, yet in over four months, these commitments remain unfulfilled. Clearly, they lack a concrete roadmap to address public aspirations," he said.
On the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir, he said, "Let me be clear – the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir will not be made separate." He said the BJP is committed to development and ensuring that promises made to the people are honoured.
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The BJP supporters celebrated the party’s victory in Delhi which brought the saffron party back to power after 27 years.
The BJP is the second-largest political party in Jammu and Kashmir with 29 seats in the 90-member assembly. The NC is the biggest party with 42 seats and is ruling the UT; ally Congress has six seats, and a few independents.
With key levers of power controlled by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the elected government has little sway on important matters of governance.
