 Early Times Report
Jammu, May 15: Although he defended the decision of the party high command not to field any candidate on three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir Valley, president of J&K BJP Ravinder Raina on Wednesday said: “Had I contested on the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, no one could have stopped me from the winning this Parliamentary segment”.
Interacting with a local channel in Rajouri, Ravinder Raina said that being the president of the party he worked round the clock to strengthen party in the all regions of Jammu and Kashmir.
“For the last 25 years, I have been serving the people of the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri”, he said, adding, “not only in Poonch and Rajouri but I also reached out to the people of Kashmir Valley”.
“It was Ravinder Raina who stood with people, irrespective of their caste, creed, colour, religion, or region at t For the last 25 years, I have been serving the people of the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.
Not only in Poonch and Rajouri but I also reached out to the people of Kashmir Valley.
Our national leadership has more experience than us so they have taken a wise decision
It is part of our strategy not to field any candidate on three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir .
Raina, however, said that the decision taken by the central leadership was in the interest of the nation as well as in the party.
“Our national leadership including Home Minister Amit Shah and our party president JP Nadda have more experience than us so they have taken a wise decision”, he said, adding, “It is part of our strategy not to field any candidate on three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir Valley”.
Meanwhile, the BJP has intensified its campaign in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri without officially declaring support for any candidate or party on this Parliamentary segment.
National general secretary of BJP and incharge of J&K Tarun Chugh also joined the campaign in the Pir Panchal range. | 