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| ANC requests PM to hold talks with militants, separatists | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 1: Awami National Conference (ANC) Tuesday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to hold meaningful talks with separatists and militants in Jammu and Kashmir during his upcoming visit to Kashmir.
"The Prime Minister needs to keep doors wide open for talks with militants and separatists to end uncertainty in Jammu and Kashmir and for ensuring lasting peace in the region," senior ANC leader Ghulam Qadir Wani told reporters. ANC leaders S Joginder Singh Rana and A G Naseem Rana said the Prime Minister had visited the state a number of times in the past, "but except packages no core issues facing the state were addressed so as to find a solution".
Uncertainty, turmoil and mistrust were the main issues which need to be addressed on a priority basis, they added.
On the recent visit of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to the state, the ANC leaders claimed she did not take up issues like problem of unemployment among educated youth and steps being taken for restoration of peace in the state.
Lashing out at the NC-Congress government in the state, Naseem Rana claimed day-to-day problems of common people were increasing with non-availability of water and electricity in several areas and also shortage of fertilizers and seeds to the farming community.
Meawnhile Scores of people from different walks of life today joined Awami National Conference (ANC) here. On the occasion, ANC leaders demanded the state government should provide all basic amenities like electricity, drinking water, roads and other facilities to the people. Addressing the media persons, senior leader ANC Ghulam Qadir Wani appealed the state government to provide the necessary amenities and said that the government has got a budget of trillions of rupees but of no use.
"People have not yet provided the basic facilities. Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh visited the state number of times but core issue was not addressed and people could not get any comfort," Wani maintained.
He instructed the party leaders to work with zeal and honesty in order to address the grievances of the public.
Prominent among those who joined the party included Joginder Singh Rana, Gyan singh, Pushpa Dogra, Raj Sharma, Neelam Thapa, Pushpa Sharma, Vijay Magotra, Abdul Gani Naseem, and Pushpa Dogra besides others joined the party.
The new entrants assured to perform the programmes of ANC at every nook and corner.
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