BJP using ‘Gupkar Gang’ euphemism to project PAGD as anti-national: Mehbooba

Srinagar, Nov 17 : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday that the BJP is using the ‘Gupkar Gang’ euphemism to project the People’s Alliance For Gupkar Deceleration (PAGD) as anti-national.
In a series of tweets in response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark that the “Congress and the Gupkar Gang want to take J&K back to the era of terror and turmoil”, she said the BJP has been violating the constitution even as it is blaming the PAGD.
“Old habits die hard. Earlier BJP’s narrative was that the ‘tukde tukde; gang threatened India’s sovereignty and they are now using ‘Gupkar Gang’ euphemism to project us as anti-nationals. Irony died a million deaths since it’s BJP itself that violates the constitution day in and day out,” she said.
She said fighting the District Development Council (DDC) elections as an alliance by parties signatory to the Gupkar deceleration is anti-national for the BJP.
“Fighting elections in an alliance is also anti-national now. BJP can stitch as many alliances in its hunger for power, but somehow we are undermining national interest by putting up a united front,” Mufti said.
She said the BJP has lost focus from the main issues faced by the country and its tactics of projecting itself as the sole saviour of the country are predictable.