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| This election about safeguarding JK's identity: Mufti | | Youth need to vote out NC-Congress regime out of office: Baig | |  Bandipora, Nov 22: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said the focus of the upcoming assembly elections will be to safeguard the distinct identity of Jammu and Kashmir rather than victory or defeat of a particular party. "Congress and National Conference (NC) have been on a self-destruction mode in the last six years and they apparently seem to be out of the context already after the crushing defeat in the parliamentary elections, he said. Addressing impressive election rallies in Bandipora and Sonawar assembly constituencies to enlist support for the PDP candidates Nizam-ud-Din Bhat and YasirReshi, PDP Patron Mufti Sayeed said while PDP has clearly emerged as a frontrunner for forming the next government in the State but the challenges before it have mounted in view of the latest attempts to polarize J&K on communal lines and target the special constitutional position that the State enjoys. 'PDP will need a clear majority, Mufti said adding, "the special status enjoyed by J&K is no concession but a historical requirement that the founding fathers of the country acknowledged and which they protected with adequate constitutional safeguards." He said this special protection to the interests of the State has helped every ethnic identity within the State to flourish and preserve its identity. Referring to the development potential of Bandipora district, Mufti said the initiative taken by his coalition government but like all other good initiatives NC government shelved it. He said the PDP would launch major tourism development schemes in Bandipora, Sonawar and Gurez areas to create job opportunities and introduce the area to the world. He recalled that Bandipora which till independence was an important transit point on the Silk-Route, suffered a setback in its commerce and trade. He said reopening of Bandipora-Gurez-Astoor Road is part of the PDP's Self Rule framework will offer a succor to affected Bandipora. Speaking on the occasion senior party leader and Member of Parliament, Muzzafar Hussain Baig said though Kashmir issue needs a political solution but bad governance, corruption and unemployment has further complicated the issue thus creating enormous instability and insecurity among the people. He said that this year's LokSabha election results are an indication that the people want a change and they are looking towards PDP as better alternative to address the governance deficit and also create reconciliatory atmosphere on the ground for peace process to move forward. Baig said unemployment among the youth in the state is the most pressing task before it and the PDP will take it as challenge and addressed it very seriously. He said the PDP with a decisive mandate would create a firm resource base for the state to be able to fund its infrastructural development and generation of employment. Nizamudin Bhat, MLA and candidate for Bandipur constituency; Mohammad Yasir Reshi, candidate for Sonwar constituency and others were also present on the occasion. |
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