Srinagar 04 Sep 2024: On the first day of Rahul Gandhi’s Kashmir tour, the Congress party released a hard-hitting charge sheet against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of monumental failures in governance over the past decade. The charge sheet, entitled Kya Khoya, Kya Paya? Jammu and Kashmir Chargesheet: Sab Kuch Khoya, Kuch Nahi Paya, presents a bleak picture of Jammu and Kashmir under BJP rule.
Rahul addressed public gatherings in both Jammu and Kashmir, echoing the concerns raised in the charge sheet. He lambasted the BJP for what he described as a “deliberate assault on democracy and the welfare of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.” The charge sheet accuses the BJP of turning Jammu and Kashmir into “a land of broken promises and shattered dreams,” with statehood being denied and the local population treated as “second-class citizens.”
The charge sheet provides statistics on the economic conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, highlighting that the region has the second-highest unemployment rate in the country at 28.2 per cent among the 15-29 age group, nearly double the national average. The situation is even more dire for young women, with an unemployment rate of 48.6 per cent, the highest in India. “Over 12,000 domicile certificates were granted to “outsiders” by 2024, reducing job opportunities for J&K youth,” the document revealed.
Besides, the charge sheet claims 65 per cent of government department posts have remained vacant since 2019, a situation the Congress blames on “the BJP’s failure to address the employment crisis.”
