Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday accused the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) of mishandling the situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and claimed that terrorism has got a fillip in the state after BJP came to power at the Centre. He alleged that the saffron party has no clue about J&K politics except for sloganeering.

Terrorism got revived ever since BJP came into power at the Centre because they couldn’t handle the situation, they had no clue about the J&K politics, except the sloganeering. In J&K, militancy is on the rise because of the mishandling of affairs by BJP government,” news agency quoted Azad as saying.

Questioning the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status and bifurcate the state, Azad said that there has been no democracy inthe country for the last six years. “No government has behaved in such a mannerwith other political parties and its leaders,” he alleged. The former J&KChief Minister also slammed the PM Narendra Modi-led government for detainingNational Conference leader Farooq Abdullah. He was also critical of J&K administration’s decision to detain Abdullah’s sister and daughter while holding protests against the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state.

“This does not happen in a democratic country. The world wasproud of India’s democracy. The government is suppressing the voices of thepeople. This government is suppressing the voices of the people. We have aright to hold political activities and raise our concerns.

 “This has happenedfor the first time since independence that political leaders have been putbehind bars for doing nothing. I condemn this act by the government,” theleader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said.

Notably, many political leaders, including Farooq Abdullahand his son Omar Abdullah have been placed under detention or house arrestsince August 5. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti was alsodetained.

Earlier, Azad became one of the few leaders from a nationalparty to have visited J&K after Supreme Court’s nod. The apex court allowedhim to visit Srinagar, Jammu, Baramulla, Anantnag and meet people there.