Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 23: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former deputy chief minister, Muzzafar Hussain Baig today said National Conference was always interested in power for Abdullah family and they took votes to strike deals in Delhi for ministerial births and in return sacrificed everything this state had. Addressing party workers at Sopore, Baig, in his inimitable style, said NC had advocated a unique single point solution to the external and internal dimensions of Kashmir issue. Baig said now the Plough, NC symbol, has been taken in Hand, Congress symbol, in this election. The former deputy chief minister said this election marks shrinking of NC as it has conceded Jammu, Ladakah regions completely to Congress and they still claim to be 'representatives' of all the regions of the state. He said the institutions of the state have been rendered helpless under the NC-Congress dispensation. "People can get away with murders, loot, corruption, and serious human rights violations as the institutions are unable to function". He said now they are in search of pair of bullocks, which they think people of state would provide. "Nobody in J&K is now ready to toil or labor for NC and its allies and work their luxuries, while the sate suffers," he said. Baig said there is no denying the fact that it is the PDP, which changed the entire discourse about Kashmir, otherwise job of every Chief Minister before 2002, was to abuse Pakistan as they wanted to remain relevant in the corridors of power. Baig said PDP during its brief tenure in the government played a crucial role not only in bridging the mistrust between New Delhi and Kashmir, but made every effort to strengthen the relations between India and Pakistan, as the party sees it is fundamental requirement for peace and stability in the entire South Asia. "The opening of borders for travel and trade and talks between Hurriyat leaders and New Delhi added momentum to the entire process," he said and regretted the process of reconciliation has been derailed now. Baig said if there is any problem between the estranged neighbors it is all because of NC leadership as they have never been serious to see peace prevailing on the ground. "It is uncertainty in different forms which suits NC," said Baig adding time is now up for them given the fact people have understood their deceitful tricks and double talks which are solely responsible for the prevailing mess in the state. The senior party leaders, Naeem Akhtar, Chief Spokesperson; Syed Basharat Bukhari, MLA and district president Baramulla and local leaders Fazal Mehmood Baig and Ashaq Hussain were also present on the occasion. |
