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| NC losing foothold across J&K, dejected workers leaving party | | 3 top leaders likely to quit | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, Sept 17: Despite being in power, National Conference (NC) has begun loosing foothold across the state with important functionaries leaving the party.
It was senior Vice-President of National Conference Vinod Bhalla's day. He left the party but not before saying that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's support to parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's clemency resolution hurt him. He said 'Omar's statement of support pained me. I was feeling suffocated in the party."
Not only this, Bhalla alleged that two factions are working National Conference, one of which is demoralizing the ground level workers. Referring to Amarnath Land row agitation of 2008, Bhalla said that he was the only person who took out massive rallies of National Conference throughout the city of temples while adding that it was the time, when the so-called senior leaders of the party had gone into hibernation.
He reminded Omar Abdullah that hard worker needs nothing but self respect while stating that he was humiliated by an NC leader and even abused in front of a large gathering at his residence in Green Belt Park. "As situation continued to worsen with no one taking cognizance of my plight, I decided to call it a day," added Bhalla.
A few days ago, District Vice- President of National Conference Ravinder Singh Pappu left NC and joined Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) leveling similar allegations against the party high command. He cited arrogance of party leaders as one of the reasons for leaving the party which is presently in power. Both these leaders did not mince words while saying that it is not NC government but government of hi-tech persons.
Apart from these who have already left the party, another three top leaders of National Conference, who lost the 2008 assembly elections are holding back-channel talks with leaders of two national parties and a regional party to explore possibility of taking a plunge at the earliest. The loss of these three leaders would impact the fortunes of National Conference across the state.
One of these three leaders said that the party is in disarray. He claimed that if Chief Minister does not leave his 'hi-tech' style of functioning, party would lose the next assembly elections heavily. He went on to say that every member of the party and MLAs should take the party as supreme and should respect party workers while adding that 'young toddlers are more bothered about their internet connections and have been spending too little a time in their respective constituencies.
"We have decided not to remain silent anymore. The party is no longer what it used to stand for. The state is facing crisis and there is nobody to listen," said this leader who has almost finalized his plans of joining a national party. He maintained that leadership is making no effort to pacify angry and dejected workers. "If things continue like this, situation would deteriorate further," added the leader.
They further say that they are feeling neglected at the party level. They allege that the neglect stems from the over busy schedule of senior leaders and ministers belonging to National Conference. These leaders claim that if NC goes out of power today, it would be left only with its old guard. They say that young brigade would not waste a minutes in joining either Congress or PDP. |
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