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| NC unnerved by emergence of structured opposition: Mehbooba | | "It takes power for granted, perceive itself as successor to Maharaja" | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 27: Stating that the frustration of the National Conference was understood, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said this party is first time facing a structured opposition within the system and is not able to handle the situation.
She was today addressing a series of meetings at Aloosa, Bandipur town and Sumlar in the North Kashmiri's Bandipur constituency. In Bandipur town she addressed a youth convention. Senior party leader & MLA Nizamudin Bhat, MLC Naeem Akhtar and district president Yasir Reshi , Zone President Ab Majid besides others were also present and spoke the gathering on this occasion.
The PDP president said the NC had taken power for granted and perceived itself as the successor to the Maharaja and believed in the emotional exploitation and personal friendships in Delhi as licence to the power. It always preferred to push dissent beyond the constitutional space, so that it could seek an unchallenged mandate for its political and personal ends.
"That is why the state was disempowered; its economy shattered; its resources sold-out but the personal properties and fortunes of NC leadership kept swelling," she said.
Mehbooba said for the first time in its history NC is facing the prospect of rout in elections because of its inefficiency, lack of sincerity and political bankruptcy, which has virtually landed the state into anarchy. The state government lacks central authority and all its ministers run their kingdoms in various departments. Previously, it would not have mattered because the NC would continue to win elections in absence of a viable and structured opposition, which is gaining ground in all the regions of the state, said Mehbooba and added that the PDP is giving nightmare to the ruling coalition, which is not able to build a narrative about its own performance which actually is nonexistent.
Mehbooba said in a democratic setup it is the assigned job of opposition to oppose the government and point out its deficiencies and fallacies. That is what the PDP has been doing and will continue to do as long as it stays in the opposition. The PDP chief said: We can never compromise on the interests of the people and the state. However, she said it is very unusual that a government should only be worried about the opposition and be critical of it as the Omar Abdullah's government is behaving in relation with the PDP.
"Why don't they count their achievements rather than go after the opposition weaving cock and bull stories to keep their cadres together." |
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