Early Times Report
Ramban, June 1: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Spokesperson and Member Legislative Council, Naeem Akhtar today said that the belated `realization' and `transformation' of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, was merely a desperate attempt his party was now making to cling to power in Jammu and Kashmir.
"It took almost six years and the humiliating defeat for him (Omar) to realize that he was arrogant and inaccessible to the people. He (Omar) was elected by the people to represent them and redress their grievances but instead the Chief Minister behaved like CEO of a private enterprises - the National Conference has always treated the state of Jammu and Kashmir", Akhtar said.
He was addressing a well-attended convention of PDP (Youth) here on Sunday. He was accompanied by PDP Youth President, Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, Arshid Malik, Abdul Ahad Wani, Swami Raj Bhagat, Imtiyaz Khanday, Showkat Daing and Shahnazwaz Mir.
Responding to media reports quoting the Chief Minister that he has "changed 180 degrees after facing clean sweep in the Lok Sabha elections", Akhtar said, "People are wise enough to understand the gimmick of National Conference and its leadership.
"The claims of introspection and change will not mop out the wounds and sufferings this dispensation has inflicted upon the people with its inefficiency, mis-governance and anti-people approach during the last around six years", he said adding, "The National Conference did everything from suppression to transforming Jammu and Kashmir into police state only in order to stick to power and now when it realized that the days of being in power were numbered the party leadership was staging the drama of self-introspection". |
