'Gupkar Gang': Opportunism evident before Jammu and Kashmir District Development Council elections

Politics is known for opportunism for ages. Be it any election in the country, one or the other party tries to take advantage of the situation. Something similar is also seen in the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir. This is evident with the Gupkar Alliance formed just before the J&K DDC election. This is the first election held after Jammu and Kashmir became Union Territory last year. The larger question is, who do the people of Jammu and Kashmir choose, the politics of development, or the article 370 advocaters group, which wants to throw the valley back into the dark decades.

Social media has called this alliance the 'Gupkar Gang.' Its opportunism is understood as they chose to boycott the panchayat elections. Just imagine, the Panchayati Raj system being the strongest pillar of any democracy, and you rejected it and now want to contest the DDC elections. If the so-called Gupkar Alliance was so anti-370 abrogation that it boycotted the Panchayat election, why is it so eager to contest the DDC? Even big parties like Congress have supported the secret organization.
 
The changing situation on the ground, whether it is about law and order, whether it is about employment, infrastructure development, etc., Kashmiris are very well aware of opportunistic parties. 

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 (@AmitShah) November 17, 2020

Now talking about 35A, it was an unconstitutional order, which the Parliament never recognized, but still, the groups are chanting the 35A. The Privilege common found in 35A These leaders, which were not for the people, had applied for themselves so that they could take advantage of it. The introspection that was expected after the election defeat in 2014, which did not happen.

Congress and the Gupkar Gang want to take J&K back to the era of terror and turmoil. They want to take away rights of Dalits, women and tribals that we have ensured by removing Article 370. This is why they’re being rejected by the people everywhere.

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 17, 2020

Kashmir had become number-one in corruption
The Congress party supporting the Gupkar Gang should understand that even former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru realized his mistake when he gave Article 370. He felt that he gave all the powers to Sheikh Abdullah. During that time, the accountability of the leaders was not fixed. This led to corruption. There came a time when Jammu and Kashmir became top places in Transparency International's rankings surveying corruption. This means that corruption was done by those people who ruled Jammu and Kashmir for so many years. Before 370, these people used to decide where the money would go or to whom the land would be given.

Jammu and Kashmir has been, is and will always remain an integral part of India. Indian people will no longer tolerate an unholy ‘global gathbandhan’ against our national interest. Either the Gupkar Gang swims along with the national mood or else the people will sink it.

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 17, 2020

If you go to any city other than Srinagar, you can see how backward those districts are. Since Jammu and Kashmir's own revenue was not special, 90 percent of their funding was done by the central government. Where that money used to go, it had no accountability, no transparency. Only a select few had ruled here for 70 years.

I can understand the frustration behind this attack by the Hon’ble Home Minister. He had been briefed that the People’s Alliance was preparing to boycott elections. This would have allowed the BJP & newly formed King’s party a free run in J&K. We didn’t oblige them. https://t.co/OrLBPAIFVn

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) November 17, 2020

Vote to anyone who speaks Dogri, Kashmiri but not the language of Pakistan
When Maharaja Hari Singh was expelled from Kashmir, he was succeeded by Maharaja Sheikh Abdullah. His son, Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah, was ruled by Mehbooba Mufti's father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in the same manner; now, his daughter is also leading from the front. In the last 70 years, these leaders were given luxury by the central government, which has become a habit. But now, people have come to understand how hollow these families have made the valley in the past 70 years.

Old habits die hard. Earlier BJPs narrative was that the tukde tukde gang threatened India’s sovereignty & they are now using ‘Gupkar Gang’ euphemism to project us as anti nationals. Irony died a million deaths since its BJP itself that violates the constitution day in & day out https://t.co/LoODFZuPmd

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) November 17, 2020

The upcoming District Development Council elections will definitely win; only those who speak Dogri or Kashmiri; people who speak the language of Pakistan or seek help from China will not get public support.