BJP ''playing politics'' of division: Soz

Jammu, Oct 18 (UNI) Lambasting the BJP for the Orissa violence in the past, Union Minister for Water Resources and Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Prof Saif-Ud-Din Soz today alleged that BJP is ''playing politics'' of division.

''As the BJP has no future programme for the nation to give sustainable governance rather than playing politics of division it has nothing to do than criticising the Congress,'' asserted Prof Soz.

''The Congress is working to unite the nation under the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi but on the contrary, BJP is politicising various issues,'' the JKPCC president told mediapersons during a one-day convention organised here.

Prof Soz added that he had repeatedly said it is only the Election Commission of India (ECI) who has to finalise the date for coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

''Congress will reach every doorstep and apprise people of the state about the achievements of the party,'' he said, asserting ''whenever the ECI announces the date, our party is prepared for the polls and I am sure that Congress will form the next Jammu and Kashmir Government.'' UNI VBH AKJ RAI1858