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| After exploiting, NC is shamelessly defaming people: Mehbooba | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Mar 2: Reacting sharply to the National Conference patron, Farooq Abdullah's comments that 'all Kashmiris are thieves' (maha-chor), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said after exploiting the entire population of the state for decades, now the NC leadership is shamelessly defaming and insulting them, which is highly condemnable.
Speaking during a public meeting at Marh in Jammu, Mehbooba said the NC leadership has always exploited the people; compromised their self-respect, dignity and looted the state for their cheap political interests. She said it was ironical that instead of labeling the entire population as 'thieves', Dr Abdullah didn't look at himself to see where he stands in the public life. "Police has reportedly established his involvement in the high profile multi crore JKCA scam," she said and added the NC has the distinction of creating richest politicians at the cost of the people whose resources they have brazenly grabbed. She said it was shameful to see the NC patriarch questioning the character of an ordinary man, who has been immensely suffering all because of the deceitful and corrupt politics of NC, which they have been espousing in the state since last 60 years. She said had NC not betrayed the people at crucial junctures, the situation would have been totally different in the state and they have been treating people a vote bank to remain in power.
Mehbooba said for the power's sake they dumped 'Raishumari' in 1975 and aligned with BJP in 1996 after securing votes in the name of autonomy even though the latter wanted the Article 370 scrapped altogether. She said the entire state is presently facing huge shortage of power and instead of putting in efforts to meet out the existing deficit, Dr Abdullah's performance as a minister for new and renewable energy in the centre government, has been abysmal and similar to his performance as chief minister of the state for many times in the past. She said it is all because of dismal performance of NC leaders that J&K has not benefited from the entire programme and not a single project has been taken up in the state. Expressing satisfaction at the new atmosphere of probity and demands for accountability, Mehbooba said emergence of AAP could strengthen that spirit. She said even though the performance of Arvind Kejriwal in government was yet to be tested, PDP can genuinely claim having introduced institutionalised probity in government and politics way back in 2003 when it streamlined the much abused recruitment process in the state. |
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