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| UPA Government miserably failed to solve J&K issue: Mufti | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 20 : Accusing the Congress led UPA at the centre for failing to make any progress on the political dimension of Jammu and Kashmir over the last ten years; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Thursday termed the forthcoming parliamentary elections as an opportunity for the people to elect those people who are sincere and able to push forward issues of people and motivate the parliament to get the state out of present muddle. While the senior PDP leader, Molvi Iftikar Hussain Ansari said the state is going through a difficult phase and the ruling government has held everything hostage to its inefficiency and ineptness to deliver and called upon the PDP cadres to strengthen the party at every level and work to ensure the win of the party candidates in the parliamentary polls.Addressing senior party leaders, legislatures and workers of Srinagar parliamentary constituency at his official Gupkar residence, Mufti said the state is at the threshold of a change and the parliamentary polls will be a turning point to broaden the discourse about Kashmir issue at the national level, as the performance of the present MPs from the state have been disastrous to the extent as they have miserably failed to raise the issue in the parliament. He said the fight of PDP is not with any individual or any ideology, but the party has its own agenda for the state and it will fight for the rights and political empowerment of the people, who are still being looked down upon with suspicion both in and outside the state. He said we have been choosing MPs but instead of working for the people and interests of the state in real sense, they choose to remain silent on crucial matters pertaining to J&K. Mufti said this vote is not just to change the government or elect MPs but there is a growing need to build the prevailing trust deficit between the people of J&K and rest of the country and between India & Pakistan, and PDP will work to make any future government at the centre to endorse its agenda of political resolution and empowerment of people. Coming down heavily on the UPA government at the Centre of which National Conference is part, Mufti questioned what kind of government it is which has not been able to address the J&K issue over the last ten years and instead derailed the entire reconciliation process started by Atal Bihari Vajpaie. He said the hanging of Mohammad Afzal Guroo was the most unfortunate thing that could have happen in any democratic country and the Congress and NC went ahead with this without realising the sensitivities of the people of Kashmir.
Mufti said PDP is a disciplined party which has an independent agenda, an objective not only to bridge gaps between the different parts of the state, but between New Delhi and Kashmir and India and Pakistan, which the NC could not do over the last 60 years, besides taking votes from people. Mufti said Srinagar has suffered immensely over the last five years due to the insensitivity of the ruling coalition and it being the intellectual and political nerve centre of the state cannot remain aloof from the urge for change that is sweeping the state. He said active participation of Srinagar in the political process for change will add much desired cutting edge, credibility and prestige to it Meanwhile, the senior PDP leader and the party's candidate for Srinagar parliamentary constituency, Tariq Hameed Karra said the change is inevitable on the ground and there is now chance for people to cast their votes in favour right candidates who can represent their aspirations in the highest democratic institution of the country. He said the present government has utterly failed on every front and instead of having resolved the problems of people it is insulting all of us as 'Maha Chors'. |
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