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| NC, Cong term Ruhullah led student protest pure drama, camera show | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 24: National Conference leader and MLA Hazratbal, Salman Ali Sagar and senior Congress leader Gulam Ahmed Mir have expressed strong dismay over the protest led by NC Member Parliament from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah over reservation policy row.
Salman Sagar while talking to the reporters here said that if the MP believes that he can do it, then that's his individual prerogative, however, this was not the National Conference's initiative.
Salman said that the party only organises protests after instructions from senior leaders i.e. Dr Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, or after directives from the general secretary's office. "Such protests are not organised independently by individuals. They must be authorised by the party leadership. What happened yesterday was entirely an individual action and not a National Conference event," he said.
Sagar said the protest was a platform for the party's adversaries. "It was a gathering of our adversaries, of our enemies. Unfortunately, one of our MPs was present there, giving them an opportunity to exploit the situation," he said, adding that such actions inadvertently strengthen the position of political rivals like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
"If grievances truly needed redressal, there were better ways to address them. What happened yesterday, in my personal opinion, was pure drama. It didn't benefit anyone," he said.
Sagar said that the National Conference stands with the students of the open merit category. "I openly declare in front of you that I stand with the students of the open merit category. Their grievances must be addressed based on their population percentage. However, we will not allow politics to be played on this issue," he said.
He also took a dig at political opportunism, stating that the protest gave a platform to individuals who have no real stake in the issue. "People with no mandate, those who have been rejected by the public with barely 200 votes, were speaking on behalf of thousands or even millions. This kind of behavior undermines genuine efforts," Salman said.
"The National Conference is a very large party, and small incidents or dirty politics won't affect us. But actions like these create unnecessary internal strife. We have faith that under Omar Abdullah's leadership, the aspirations of the open merit category will be addressed through the reservation policy," he said.
Salman also questioned the role of those who organised and participated in the protest. "If genuine stakeholders had been engaged, it would have been meaningful. But this was clearly about internal issues and political point-scoring," he said.
Meanwhile, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Dooru and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday said that the Member of Parliament (MP) from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, could have met the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah directly instead of resorting to "camera show".
Addressing a news conference at party headquarters in Srinagar, Mir said that MP Ruhullah was just a five minutes away from CM Omar Abdullah and instead of opting for "camera show", the demands could have been raised with the Chief Minister directly.
"It has become a fashion now to get the camera attraction, otherwise the responsible MP from NC, could have behaved seriously," he said while responding to a query on Ruhullah's protest on Reservation policy outside CM's residence.
Pertinently, NC Member Parliament from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah on Monday staged a sit-in outside Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s official residence in Srinagar over reservation policy row.
The protest led by the MP is being viewed, by many, as growing discord within the National Conference, as it was seen as defying the party's norms and discipline. |
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