Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohamamd Sayeed today said that aim of party is to script a new chapter of peace and equitable development in the history of J&K
"PDP, with just 16 MLAs in its kitty, had proved during its tenure how to implement the agenda of peace and reconciliation", he said and recalled that it was result of PDP's pro-peace agenda that the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had announced cease-fire on the borders and that initiative had brought positive chances in the lives of common people.
Addressing a function in Jammu to welcome Congress leader Swami Raj Sharma, who along with hundreds of his supporters joined PDP today, Mufti mentioned towards recent unpleasant incidents on the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) and asserted that PDP preached the message peace and reconciliation from nook and corner of the State to de-escalate tensions on the borders.
Recalling that PDP earlier too had played similar role when tension was high on border after Parliament attack, Mufti said that credit goes to his party to take both NDA and UPA on the board to initiate bold steps for restoring lasting peace in this sub-continent.
"Foundation to take such bold initiatives for strengthening relations between India and Pakistan was laid only during PDP led regime after 2002", he said, adding, "Although we had only 16 members but it was result of our convictions that we had convinced successive regimes at Delhi to take some bold decisions to restore peace in this region especially to improve relations with Pakistan".
"Unlike other parts of the country, people of Jammu and Kashmir, for decades together, were not allowed to get the taste of democracy because NC had never allowed democracy to flourished here", he said and added that it was PDP that has challenged the hegemony of NC and allowed the democracy to flourish here.
"Credit goes to the PDP led regime that first time after 1947, in the year 2002 all regions were treated equally in developmental and other activities", he maintained and added that it was after 2002, serious efforts were made to empower all regions to remove the sense of inequality and discrimination. "Jammu and Ladakh regions were also involved in the decision making process" he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Swami Raj Sharma said that he has decided to join PDP due to the policies and programmes of the party.
Prominent among those who joined PDP included S R Dutta, A H Wani, Jai Lal Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Muzaffar, Sandeep Sharma, Mohammad Aslam, Nek Chand, Muzaffar, Ajit Sharma, Sarwasherwar, Pritam Sharma, Sadam Hussain, Vasu Sharma, Sukul Sharma, Sarmad, Mudassar, Kesar Ahmed, Yasir Hussain, Mohammad Yasin, Manoj, Amarjeet, Dinesh, Ali Baba, Umar Chand and others. |
