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| Change will come with first vote cast wisely: Mehbooba | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has said the people of the state alone can bring in a change in the system of governance and their lives through the process of public accountability.
Addressing a meeting of party workers in Pahalgam today, she said change would start with the first vote cast in right direction that could make all political parties accountable to people for whatever good or bad they do. "PDP is an important instrument in this process as it has provided the people with a credible alternative first time in our history" she added. Mehbooba said the governance has been made hostage to vested interests of a single party in the state that corrupted both the system as well as those who ran it without challenge. She said democracy is meaningless without a competition and for the last sixty five years National Conference stifled all opposition to ensure a monopoly for itself. This she said resulted in a situation in which the people became mere pawns in power game that NC manipulated to its benefit. Mehbooba said the objective of Mufti Sayeed is only to change this environment of exploitation and that was the only reason for him to have given up the assured comforts of being in a national party like Congress and float a regional party. PDP leader said people must believe in their power to change their destiny through democratic means which is the first requirement in bringing in the change. Unfortunately we have been led the wrong way for too long which resulted in immense loss and turmoil in the past, because of the selfish policies of NC. She said even now the ruling party is resorting to hollow slogans for seeking political relevance and the AFSPA is a stark example of this misleading approach. Referring to the dismal performance of coalition government, Mehbooba said corruption has become the symbol of its ministers and top leaders. This government, she said has dismantled all institutions of vigilance and only promoted favourites for partisan purposes. Addressing the meeting senior PDP leader Tariq Hameed Qarra said NC had lost the last shred of its acceptability among people. Having realized this, he said Omar Abdullah was now virtually begging Congress for an alliance in an effort to somehow retain a foothold in government. |
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