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| Action against Nayeem exposes NC yet again: Mehbooba | | 'In house NC separatists enjoy power, others face music' | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 3 : Condemning the double standards practiced by the National Conference, the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) said today that prosecution of senior leader Nayeem Ahmed Khan was only the latest instance of the ruling party saying one thing and doing another.
Addressing a workers meet in Homshalibugh, the party president Mehbooba Mufti said that booking Nayeem Khan for having 'raised slogans' two years back by a government whose leading lights have been calling for plebiscite repeatedly is a cruel irony
Mehbooba said while Sheikh Nazir Ahmed and Dr Mustafa Kamal have repeatedly called for plebiscite the government has been punishing everyone else on charges of saying the same thing. "Whether it is teenagers killed on the street, primary class boys slapped with PSA or the thousands of young people facing criminal cases, NC government deals with everybody like they did with Nayeem Khan but keeps its own in house separatists secure for misleading the people during elections while also enjoying luxuries of power".
Mehbooba said it was a crass hypocrisy that Omar Abdullah has followed up his high sounding offer of facilitating talks between centre and separatists by opening up an old case of 'slogan shouting' against a senior leader of Hurriyat Conference. She said this might be the style of the Chief Minister to create a congenial atmosphere for talks but it has left no one in doubt about the actual designs of NC. "The fact is that NC never wants talks or resolution as it has thrived on conflict" she said. Reminding the Chief Minister of his announcements made at least on three occasions including on the floor of legislature about withdrawal of cases against the youth, Mehbooba said the Chief Minister has failed to implement whatever he said. He said either the announcements were meant to be a joke or his own administration has overruled the Chief Minister who in any case has been responsible for lowering the prestige of his office. She said instead of making high sounding offers the Chief Minister should try to have his promise of withdrawing cases fulfilled so that a large number of youth facing cases heaves a sigh of relief.
The PDP president said while the poor homeless people in the state crave for a roof over their heads, the leaders whom they trusted with their vote have amassed so much wealth that they are now transferring it to foreign countries. "Some have villas in Dubai while others have mansions and commercial properties spread over Europe and America not to speak of Srinagar, Jammu, Delhi or Himachal Pradesh."
Expressing concern at the development freeze caused by the present government Mehbooba said no new initiative or scheme had been introduced in its three year misrule. Speaking on this occasion senior party leader and former finance minister Tariq Hameed Karra said that for the first time in 2008 NC had sought votes in the name providing good governance and development of the state. Omar had promised people that NC will provide jobs to 8th pass youth, will give free electricity and reduce Rs fifty on LPG. But, four years down the line people are not getting even enough ration , have to pay four times for electricity which is not even provided properly.
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