JAMMU,29-06-2023 : Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta on Thursday said that India has achieved another feat under PM Narendra Modi’s realms as the country’s name has been dropped from the list of countries with children in armed conflict.
In a statement issued to media persons, the BJP stalwart said that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has removed India from his annual report on the impact of armed conflict on children, citing improved measures taken by the Indian government to protect children.
It is pertinent to mention that India had been included in the report since 2010, alongside other countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Lake Chad Basin, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Kavinder said that this is a big achievement of the Modi Government as the image of the country has improved manifold times.
Meanwhile, in a rejoinder to NC leader Dr Farooq Abdullah’s assertion that UCC can create unrest in the country, Kavinder said that all the citizens of the country enjoy equal rights and special provisions to any sect or community is against the provisions of the constitution.
Talking about Shariat, Kavinder said that there are many provisions in Shariat, which cannot be implemented in today’s world like cutting a hand for committing a crime therefore claims of this law being indispensable are not true therefore UCC is must. He said approximately there are 70 Islamic countries across the world which is being governed by their own rules and regulations, and not Shariat therefore there is no logic in the NC leader’s statements that the sky will come down if UCC will be implemented in the country.
Meanwhile, castigating PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, over her statement seeking peace in J&K, Kavinder said that the day Article 370 was declared null and void, complete peace was ensured in the UT. He said that Mehbooba should open her eyes to see peace in J&K as record numbers of tourists have been visiting the UT and culture of stone pelting has become the thing of the past.
Criticizing the so-called Kashmir-centric political parties like NC and PDP, Kavinder said that Modi Government has closed their shops, which is the reason behind unnecessary criticism of his regime. He said that people of Kashmir have started showing undaunted faith in Modi regime and are supporting it to the hilt therefore the unfounded criticism by Farooq and Mehbooba makes no sense as people have started considering their tantrums as useless.