J&K BJP workers torchbearers of Mookerjee’s legacy: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that BJP workers of Jammu and Kashmir are different from others because this is the land which inspired the growth of Bharatiya Jan Sangh and carries the imprint of the party’s first major campaign launched by Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

“Workers of J&K have seen the sacrifice of Mookerjee, which ignited the torch of nationalism,” said Dr Jitendra Singh, adding, “BJP karyakartas of J&K are the torchbearers of Mookerjee’s legacy, which is for us both a privilege as well as a challenge.”

He was addressing the BJP workers in Jammu today during an organisational workshop. Party’s national general secretary and J&K in-charge Tarun Chugh, along with J&K BJP president Sat Sharma and other senior leaders were also present at the event.

Dr Singh positioned J&K as not just a region but the ideological soul of the BJP, declaring that the sacrifices made here have written chapters of India’s political history that continue to guide the party’s mission.

He reminded workers that it was in J&K where nationalist icons like Dr Mookerjee and Pandit Prem Nath Dogra sowed the seeds of resistance against secessionist and separatist forces. Their sacrifices, he said, dismantled the special status that kept J&K away from the national mainstream for decades and paved the way for the abrogation of Article 370 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.

“Every BJP worker must remember—we are not here by accident. We are here because before us, three generations of Karyakartas have devoted their lives and stood against injustice,” Dr Singh said.

He targeted the Congress and the National Conference, accusing them of clinging to expedient politics and opportunism. “For decades, the Congress, National Conference and their allies ruled this land only to serve themselves. The moment power slipped from their hands, they collapsed like a house of cards. But BJP survived without power for decades because we are not power brokers, we are nation builders,” he said.