Releasing the autobiography of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, titled “Ungalil Oruvan” (One Among You), here Monday, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the BJP-led central government for “snatching” Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)'s powers and reducing it to a Union Territory (UT), which, he charged, has led to bureaucrats from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat ruling it now.
Gandhi made these comments while referring to National Conference leader Omar Abdullah's remarks made in his speech earlier at the event, which was also attended by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Bihar Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav, among others.
“உங்களில் ஒருவன் – 1” நூல் வெளியீட்டு விழா நேரலை: https://t.co/nvzFrdlCYv
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) February 28, 2022
Continuing on the theme of the BJP dispensation's alleged attack on federalism, Gandhi said it has enhanced the Border Security Force (BSF)'s powers in states without the consent of their governments, which has resulted, he said, in “hundreds of acres of land” in a state like Punjab being “taken away” by the central force.
The Congress leader alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “clueless about the history of Indian states and our diversity”. “Instead of listening to people's voices and respecting our diversity, they have been imposing their agendas on different states…The voices of our people are not…
