Congress Backs Abdullah And Chidambaram, Blames Centre For The Unrest In Kashmir

Endorsing National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah and former finance minister P Chidambaram’s stand on the prevailing Kashmir tension, the Congress on Saturday slammed the Centre for turning a blind eye to the turmoil churning in the Valley.

“Farooq Abdullah knows the youth of Kashmir and he has highlighted the reality and what Chidambaram had said is also right. Thankfully people like Chidambaram and Abdullah do exist in this world who don’t mince their words and speak up the truth and thereby open a door so that government can take any strong decision,” Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar told ANI.

Abdullah had on Friday glorified terrorists, saying that the Kashmiris are becoming militants are sacrificing their lives for the freedom of the nation. Chidambaram yesterday said that Kashmir was nearly lost for India because the Central government used brute force to quell dissent in the valley.

Taking dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Aiyar said the former overlooked the tension prevailing in the Valley as he was busy promoting his demonetisation drive. Aiyar also slammed Union Minister for Information and broadcasting Venkaiah Naidu for countering what Abdullah and Chidambaram said.

“People like Venkaiah turn blind eye even when they can see the harsh truth. I would term this as anti-national,” he added.

However, earlier in the day, Venkaiah Naidu condemned the duo, branding them as anti-national and opportunist.

With inputs from ANI