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| NC, Cong turn "people friendly" | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 8: With just six months left for the Assembly elections, the
ruling National Conference-Congress coalition is taking every possible step to regain the lost ground after a total rout in the parliamentary polls in the state. NC leaders particularly Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and party president Farooq Abdullah are tried to reach out and woo the people of the state by pushing administrative reforms. The state cabinet in a landmark decision on Tuesday increased the retirement age of employees from 58 to 60 years in Jammu and Kashmir. The Cabinet also increased the upper age limit for youth to obtain government job from 37 years to 40 years.
Meanwhile, days after losing all the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir including that of NC president Farooq Abdullah from Srinagar parliamentary constituency, Omar-led government scrapped New Recruitment Policy. Omar also posted an email id on his twitter, asking people to mail him their concerns and how he can improve the performance of the state government. Omar has also been meeting people every day and listening to their concerns. Farooq on the other hand, in an apparent move to woo the people of the valley, advocated for general amnesty to stone pelters against whom cases are lodged in different police stations across Kashmir. However, there seems to be no end to the troubles of NC as the rift with its coalition partners - the Congress - is wide open with leaders of both the parties holding each other responsible for the Lok Sabha election defeat. Leaders of both the parties have expressed their desire to contest the Assembly elections without forming an alliance. "Congress must contest Assembly elections alone and face electorate in the upcoming polls on historical works started by former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad," member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Abdul Gani Vakil said. He alleged that NC is indulging in mudslinging after recent debacle in the Lok Sabha polls despite the fact that Omar, who is also NC working president, is the Chief Minister of the state. Of the six Lok Sabha seats in the state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won all three in Kashmir valley while the other three went to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). With the Assembly elections just six months away, it needs to be seen if the measures taken by Omar-led government can help the ruling party in securing its future in Jammu and Kashmir or is it too little too late for them.
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