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| PDP to involve youth in governance system: Mehbooba | | State youth can rewrite a new destiny not only for themselves but for state also | | Jammu, Dec 20 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti has said employment generation for youth will be the main focus of her party's economic goals if it gets a decisive mandate from the people in the coming elections.
Addressing a public meeting at Lam in Nawshera constituency of Rajouri district she said the youth of J&K can rewrite a new destiny for themselves and for the state, if they are involved fully in the system and given due opportunities where they can excel and bring about a perceptible change on the ground. "But, she said, the youth of the state have been, unfortunately, pushed to the wall and denied space in the political, economic and social spheres over the last more than 60 years.
Mehbooba said the reason for present uncertainty in J&K is also because of the fact that the youth have been denied a democratic space by the National Conference (NC), which devoured a generation of brilliant young people.
She said it was the PDP's vision to get the state out of this present mess and ensure a dignified political solution to problems and the young people forms the core of the party's agenda.
Mehbooba said without involving the youth in the governance system, the situation could get back on tracks and to do so, needs a strong political will, seriousness of the leadership, and courage to deliver.
The PDP president said it was the reason, PDP, with the support of people, during its brief stint in the government, realised an accountable, honest and transparent system, which ensured a fair deal for every stakeholder. She said, "PDP will establish environment friendly industries to generate dignified and meaningful employment chances for the youth." Mehbooba Mufti also underlined that tourism, agriculture and horticulture are the areas of strength of J&K and these sectors offer huge employment avenues and the PDP will harness them to optimum to make the state self-reliant. The Rajouri and Poonch districts offer a huge potential for tourism and horticulture, She said, at the same time regretting, "but it has so far, remained untapped.' She said PDP will go for robust, planned industrialization in the area, which would not be having any negative impact on the environs around. She said PDP during its tenure in the government established more than one dozen tourism development authorities for the backward areas, but those have been left useless by the present government.
Calling for a change in the system, she said it now the responsibility of the people to make things better for themselves. "The way to achieve this noble goal is to hold political parties accountable for their performance and vote for them only on merits and public service rendered by them", said Mehbooba.
Senior PDP leadera Yashpal Sharma MLC, Ch. Zulufkar Ali MLA, Surinder Chaudhary, Assadudin Bari, Nanak Chand, Capt. Yograaj, Subedar Surjeet Kuamr, Beeta Devi Panch, Arshid Mehmood, Subedar Giyan Chand, Jagdesh Chander Sarpanchand others were also present on this occasion. |
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