Ghulam Nabi Azad says that the BJP will use J&K as a communal plank in the 2019 elections, given the Muslim-majority population in the state
The political situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the security issues in the Northeast, as well as the Naga Peace Accord were some of the key discussions that took place during the Congress's CWC meet on Sunday. Senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, former deputy CM of Manipur Gaikhangam Gangmei, Assam PCC president Ripun Borah, J&K PCC president Ghulam Ahmad Mir, and Arunachal PCC chief Takam Sanjoy were those who spoke on the issues.
The discussion on the current situation in J&K was initiated by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Azad, former CM of the state, suggested that while the Congress has been attacking the BJP for the current situation in the state, the PDP should not be left untouched. He is believed to have suggested that the PDP had won on three planks: the belief that it would defeat the BJP, that the Congress was weak, and that the National Conference had anti-incumbency going against it.
Azad also said that the BJP will use J&K as a communal plank in the 2019 elections, given the Muslim-majority population in the state.
Leaders from the Northeast pointed at the burning issues of the NRC, the Citizenship Amendment Bill, and the Naga Peace Accord. Former Manipur minister Gaikhangam spoke of the apprehension in Manipur over the peace talks, and urged leaders to take it up with the Centre. He also spoke of the contentious issue of the 'shifting' border pillars along the Indo-Myanmar border. The unrest in the Manipur University was also part of Gaighangam's speech.
Arunachal PCC chief Takam Sanjoy said the party should speak prominently about the security issues on the Indo-China border in the state. He also stressed on the need of a grassroots campaign to win back the electorate in the state where over 90 per cent of the leaders have deserted it in the last few years.
Assam PCC chief Ripun Borah spoke of the need for a concerted strategy to counter the BJP's Northeast Democratic Alliance, fronted by former Congressman Himanta Biswa Sarma. He also spoke of the trouble brewing in the state over the updating of the National Register of Citizens, as well as the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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