BJP govt pursuing ‘bluff and rule’ policy: Jairam

Kohima: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday alleged that the BJP govt at the Centre has been pursuing the policy of ‘bluff and rule’, besides maintaining the ‘divide and rule' strategy of the British.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made several promises to the people of Nagaland about solving the Naga political issue but those were not kept, Ramesh alleged in a press conference at Kohima.
In the coming Lok Sabha elections, people need freedom from this BJP-led government, he said.
“The British ruled India for 200 years following the policy of divide and rule. Now, for the last 10 years, the BJP govt under Prime Minister Modi has been following a policy of not just divide and rule but more importantly bluff and rule,” Ramesh said.
The Centre signed a Framework Agreement with the NSCN-IM in 2015 and “Modi termed it as a game changer”, he said.
The Centre also inked an Agreed Position with Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) comprising seven organisations in 2017, he said adding that Modi made promises to the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) on its demand for a separate state.
“Every time Modi makes promises, he says it is a game changer… People don't know the details of the different agreements and promises. But what we all know is that people have been bluffed by Modi,” he claimed.
“The most important issue for the people of Nagaland and the country is freedom. In 1947, we got freedom from divide and rule, while in 2024 we need freedom from bluff & rule,” he said. The BJP's agenda is to destroy the essence of India's diversity including the varieties in religion, ethnicity, region, food and dress, he alleged. PTI