Volatile situation across different parts of Kashmir valley Saturday brought core group of the state BJP leadership under one roof where they stock of the current situation in the State and chalked out its strategy as PDP leadership has already started raising voices while questioning the 'surgical operation' in which Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani was killed in Kokernag area of Anantnag on July 8.
Two senior PDP leaders including Member Parliament Muzaffar Hussain Beg and state Education Minister Naeem Akhtar had earlier raised doubts over the manner in which the entire operation was conducted apparently without the knowledge of Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti who is also holding charge of the Home Department.
MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Prof Nirmal Singh, BJP National Vice President Avinash Rai Khanna, state BJP Chief Sat Paul Sharma, MPs Jugal Kishore and Shamsher SIngh Manhas and organisation secretary Ashok Kaul attended the meeting here in Jammu.
Section of PDP leaders in Kashmir valley have been busy spreading the word that different parts of kashmir valley witnessing heavy stone pelting because people are angry with PDP's opportunistic alliance with BJP and blaming BJP led central govt for using excessive force against the protesters.
During the meeting the BJP leaders also took stock of the propaganda unleashed by the establishment in Pak by rallying behind protestors in Kashmir valley and announcing their emotional support to the ongoing 'freedom' movement.
later talking to the media persons Dr Jitendra Singh also adopted a tough posture while snubbing Pakistan in clear words.
"There is no Kashmir problem. It has been made clear on all the fronts. There is no issue of Kashmir between Indian and Pakistan and we are not ready to accept it.
"...It was way back in 1994 that Indian Parliament passed an unanimous resolution stating that if at all there is any outstanding issue, it is how to retrieve part of J&K which remains under illegal occupation of Pakistan," the Minister of State in the PMO told reporters here.
Reacting to Pakistan's statement describing slain terrorist Wani as "martyr", Singh said, "Regardless of how anyone describes anybody, as far as India is concerned it has reiterated more than once that there is an approach of zero tolerance towards terrorism."
"Pakistan has always been fishing in the troubled waters of Jehlum," he added.
He hit out at Pakistan for raking up the Kashmir issue and said there is no room for any foreign interference from Pakistan or any other country in the internal affairs of India.
"Pakistan, which is raking up the Kashmir issue and human rights issues, should care about human rights violations taking place in Balochistan, Baltistan and PoK," he said.
"I think Indian society and the people of Jammu and Kashmir are now awakened enough to understand the designs and therefore, there is nothing that can derail the development journey which has been started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the country, including J&K," Singh said.