‘South Kashmir bled due to PDP’s surrender’
Srinagar : J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president and party candidate G.A. Mir on Wednesday reiterated that Congress Party will further strengthen the special status granted to J&K and won’t allow BJP RSS “even to touch it”.
Reiterating Congress Party’s resolve to defeat the political exploitation, corruption and favouritism in Jammu & Kashmir, Mir said the people of J&K have been facing brunt of betrayal, misleading politics on the part of PDP, BJP and others.
He also said that the people of Anantnag have voted against the opportunist politics in first phase. He appealed the people of Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama to follow the suit.
According to a statement issued to GNS, G.A. Mir who is also party candidate from south Kashmir, while addressing various public meetings in Manzgam, Nadimarg and Kulgam in Kulgam district on Wednesday, urged people to support Congress Party in its “endeavour to put an end to the emotional blackmailing and political exploitation on part of PDP and other opportunist parties, which have equally betrayed people, from time to time, for electoral gains”.
JKPCC president was accompanied by Shahnawaz Chowdhary, Surinder Singh Channi, Indu Pawar, Udhay Chibb, Anayatullah Rather and others.
Mir said Jammu and Kashmir was passing through a crucial phase due to the “surrender” of PDP before BJP-RSS after securing votes from people especially the south Kashmir, who he said feel betrayed and cheated after 2014 elections.
People had voted for a particular cause in these elections, but their trust was betrayed by PDP by aligning with the communal forces for the sake of power, he said.
“I want to remind you about the promises made to you by PDP during 2014 assembly elections, what they promised to you. This party (PDP) blackmailed you emotionally and misled you over sensitive issue of Article 370 pledging to keep BJP out power, bringing back the power projects, besides repealing AFSPA and what not, what happened after the elections was known to everybody,” he said.
I am confident that people would come out in Phase II and Phase III in large number and cast their vote to ensure victory of Congress Party. “It is the Congress Party alone which stands guarantee to integrity, special status of the State and dignity of people in all the three regions,” he said.
Mir said south Kashmir has bled enough due to the “wrong policies” of PDP and its “old friend” BJP.
Mir reiterated that Congress Party’s commitment to further strengthen the special status granted to J&K, won’t allow BJP RSS “even to touch it”.
JKPCC president further said: “PDP during its three and a half year rule used the government machinery to benefit blue-eyed persons and relatives in respect of government job, employment in JK Bank, allotment of big contracts etc and preferred favouritism over transparency and merit, resulting in the unemployment has risen considerably which was the main cause of youth getting isolated. Congress Party will work to create employment opportunities to contain the unemployment menace in the State.”
Meanwhile, according to the statement, on the occasion, senior PDP leader Ch. Mehar Nooor joined Congress and vowed to strengthen the party further in his area. (GNS)
