Soz’s remarks about Advani in bad taste:Dr Jitendra

Jammu, August 10 (Scoop News) –  Describing as most unfortunate, hurtful and in bad taste some of the personal derogatory remarks made by Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committe( JKPCC)  President Prof. Saif-ud-Din-Soz against veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani, BJP National Executive Member & J&K Chief Spokesperson Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today that if this downward trend continues, one shudders to imagine to what low level the political discourse will fall in the times to come, particularly when someone as literate as Prof. Soz also chooses to use such expressions.

  Referring to the rich tradition of mutual respect established by the founding fathers of Indian Republic, Dr. Jitendra Singh reminded Prof Soz  that even in the worst of times when his party partriach Jawaharlal Nehru disagreed or lost his temper with Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee, he would immediately apologise without making any personal insinuations against Mookherjee. On one occasion, Nehru had taken the unusual initiative of introducing young opposition leader Atal Behari Vajpayee to the visiting Soviet leader Khrushev as a potential Prime Minister of future India, he added.

  Imploring upon leaders from all political parties to exercise discretion, Dr. Jitendra Singh said it is the responsibility of senior politicians like Prof. Soz to set an example of respectful disagreement with their opponents so that young political activists across the party lines could also follow the same.