Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 14: Welcoming youth in party fold, PDP vice president Mohammad Sartaj Madni has said that youth are the real ambassadors and future of democracy.
Addressing a gathering of youth from Raipur- Domana led by Kuldeep Raj Manhas, Madni urged them to work at the grass-root level to strengthen the party and help creating a better future for the State. On this occasion, senior leaders Ved Mahajan general Secretary, Satpal Charak, president Kisan Cell, Rajinder Manhas district president Jammu, vice president Youth wing Varinder Singh, Umar Malik youth general secretary, and others were present.
Madni said that PDP is the most credible political voice in the State and represents not only the aspiration and of the people but also symbolizes accountability, transparency and able governance. He said the party has a track record of pursuing the policy of dialogue for resolution of all issues and Mufti Mohammad Syed changed the discourse in the sub-continent when it witnessed spell of initiatives from 2002 to 2005 for friendship between India and Pakistan and building of mutual trust at peoples level through various exchanges like opening of closed routes , mutual trade etc.
Party general secretary Ved Mahajan said that late Mufti Sayeed developed an alternative narrative in the State and provide balm to the wounds of people with the launch of PDP and subsequently the Government led by him in 2002 succeeded to a large extent in that. He said it was for the first time that the discourse in the State got changed to an extent that some of the monumental confidence building measures were taken to assuage the feeling of the people.
Youth vice president Varinder Singh Sonu said that PDP is a movement to change fate of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “Policies and programmes of PDP are formulated by accommodating wishes and aspirations of all sections of the society,” Singh added.