BJP-NC war of attrition heats up as DDC polls draw close (IANS Analysis)

By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Nov 17 : A war of attrition has broken loose between the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the political parties in the People’s alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) in J&K with the National Conference (NC) picking up the gauntlet against the second most powerful man in the BJP after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On Tuesday, the Union Home Minister took the PAGD head-on when he broke his silence for the first time since the alliance seeking restoration of articles 370, 35A and statehood for J&K was formed.
Shah tweeted, “The Gupkar Gang is going global! They want foreign forces to intervene in Jammu and Kashmir. The Gupkar Gang also insults India’s Tricolour. Do Sonia ji and Rahul ji support such moves of the Gupkar Gang? They should make their stand crystal clear to the people of India.” Amit Shah was referring to two developments those followed the formation of the PAGD.
One was Farooq Abdullah’s statement in which he had sought help from China for restoration of article 370.
The statement was later denied by the NC alleging that the party president had been misquoted.