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| PDP will not allow democracy to die down: Mufti | | | Early Times Report
LATTI (UDHAMPUR), Oct 2: Taking a dig at National Conference (NC) led coalition regime for systematically undermining democratic institutions in the State, patron of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today asserted that his party would not allow the present regime to accomplish its nefarious design of eroding sanctity of institutions like the Panchayati Raj system.
"Panchayati Raj Institution is base of our democratic system and the PDP would not allow this vital institution of democracy to die at any cost", he asserted while addressing an public meeting at remotest Latti area of Udhampur district.
While paying tributes to Mahatama Gandhi on his 143rd birth anniversary, PDP patron said that setting up of vibrant Panchayati Raj system was dream of Mahatma Gandhi and PDP was committed to fulfill that dream in Jammu and Kashmir.
PDP patron warned that his party would strongly oppose gimmick of the ruling NC to undermine democratic institutions and to control these institutions through deceit tactics
"Elections of urban local bodies including Jammu and Srinagar Municipal Corporations were scheduled to be held in the month of February 2010 but the Government has been postponing these elections with one or other excuse", Mufti said.
"Our Government had carved out a path of balanced and equitable development in the State", he said and added that it was first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir that equal treatment was given to all the regions and sub-regions of the State be it in sanctioning developmental funds or delegating decision-making powers.
Highlighting achievements of the previous PDP led regime, he said that his Government had carved out a path of peace and development in the State. "We have revived peoples' faith in the democracy and in democratic institutions through our policies and programmes", he said but hastened to add that the present regime has failed to come up to the expectations of the people.
He further said that PDP Government had set an example of equitable and balanced development in Jammu and Kashmir. "Credit goes to the PDP led regime that first time after 1947, all regions were treated equally in developmental and other activities", he said.
PDP patron said that his party would remove the walls of hatred among different regions of the State and would also remove the trust deficit between people of Jammu and Kashmir and rest of the country.
The former Chief Minister, while demanding independent tourist destination for Jammu region, said that this region has huge tourism potential and it was need of the hour to exploit this potential to improve socio-economic conditions of the people.
Responding to the demands raised by local leaders, he assured that matter regarding un-electrified villages would be taken up with the authorities concerned. Furthermore, he supported the demand of degree college at Latti.
General secretary, Thakur Balbir Singh, Ved Mahajan, Sukhdev Sharma, Rajinder Singh Manhas, Suresh Sharma, Sansar Chand, Kuldeep Singh, Akthar, Wasim Khan, Asgar Malik, Sarpanch, Ramesh Lal Sarpanch, Balwinder Singh Sarpanch, Om Parkash, Sarpanch, Beant Kour, Sarpanch, Aijaz Sumberia and others also spoke on the occasion. |
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