JAMMU, May 1 -- Coming down heavily against NC Vice President Omar Abdullah for his remark on deferment of poll in Anantnag seat, senior BJP leader and former DyCM Kavinder Gupta said unlike successive governments, the Narendra Modi Government has safeguarded the rights of Gujjars and Bakerwals besides providing them succor through centrally sponsored schemes.
In a rejoinder to Omar's allegation that BJP has conspired to change the polling date in Rajouri-Anantnag seat just to ensure that NC won't get the votes of Gujjars and Bakerwals communities, Kavinder said that votes of the aforesaid communities will never be polled in NC's favour because this party's successive governments exploited the people of these nomadic tribes for years toget...