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Why Mehbooba Mufti Has Slammed Centre Over Investments In J&K Since Article 370 Abrogation

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti whose PDP is a former ally of the BJP, has lashed out at the Centre for it's 'iron fist' policies in J&K post Article 370 abrogation.

People Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti
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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is going all guns blazing against the BJP lead government at the Centre for its 바카라iron-fist바카라 policy in the Union Territory.

Mufti, who had earlier forged an alliance with BJP in April 2016, to become the Chief Minister of the erstwhile state is missing no opportunity to bash her former alliance partner BJP for running affairs of the UT now.

This time Mufti has lashed out at the BJP led government at the Centre over 바카라heavy investment claims바카라.

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mufti said: 바카라Despite GOIs tall claims of heavy investment flow into J&K post abrogation of Article 370, the figures presented by them in the Parliament prove otherwise. 840 crores in 2017-18 vis a vis 376 crores in 2021-22바카라.

She added, "the lie has no legs (to stand on)바카라.

Mufti quoted figures provided by the government during the ongoing Parliament Session.

바카라As per the information provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, the year wise details of (investments) of the last five years. 
Year 2017-18바카라840.55 crore rupees; Year 2018-19바카라590.97 crore rupees; Year 2019-20--296.64 crore rupees; Year 2020-21--412.74 crore rupees and 2021-22바카라376.76 crore rupees,바카라 the government said in Parliament.

Mufti바카라s assertion came after the recently revealed figures of investment failed to match what the Centre has been projecting post 5 August 2019, when Jammu and Kashmir바카라s special status was abrogated and it was downgraded and subsequently divided into two Union Territories바카라J&K and Ladakh.

The former CM lashed out at the Centre at a time when  the latter has been holding political families of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the Abdullahs and Muftis, responsible for the region바카라s 바카라lack of prosperity and development바카라.

The BJP has been repeatedly saying that former rulers kept J&K deprived of all the benefits for the past seven decades.

It has said that under the garb of Article 370, the rulers in J&K  reaped the fruits of power and kept everyone, including the business houses, away from the Himalayan region. 

Recently, the Central government said investment projects worth Rs 10,000 crore are under execution in Jammu and Kashmir and proposals worth Rs 50,000 crore are being processed. 

Such assertions of BJP government have faced criticism following a series of alleged scams in recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir.

The allegations have surfaced at a time when government has been championing claim of 바카라Naya Kashmir바카라. 

The government has said: 바카라In Naya Jammu and Kashmir, youngsters, who want to set up any venture, are shown the way and are provided all the possible assistance to chase their dreams바카라.

It has also been reiterating: 바카라J&K youth have turned from job seekers into employers. They don't run after government jobs anymore. Either they are getting absorbed in the private sector or they are setting up their own ventures바카라.

It has also made announcements that in 111 industrial estates, 9,869 kanals of land has so far been allotted to the prospective unit holders, who  have in turn deposited a sum of Rs 217 crore into the government exchequer as their lease dues.

The government has also announced that it has received new investment proposals worth Rs 20,000 crore from April 2022, to August 2022. It has said that these proposals would be cleared as soon as the new 바카라Land Bank" is created.

It had also said from 1947 to 2019 the private investments in J&K stood at Rs 15,000 crore but within two years of abrogation of Article 370, the investment has reached to Rs 60,000 crore.

In her jibe at the Centre government led by BJP, Mufti is giving a sense that 바카라development, investments and normalcy바카라 are just 바카라farce바카라 in J&K post Article 370 abrogation.

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