Sense of fear, insecurity prevailing in state: Mufti

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 26: Patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that chaos and confusion is prevailing in the state due to lack of confidence among those who are running the Coalition Government headed by National Conference (NC).
Addressing a meeting of the office bearers of the Party from Jammu province, here today, Mufti Sayeed referred towards the killings of Panchayat members and said that this regime has failed to provide stability in the State.
He said that there is a sense of insecurity and fear among the common masses because the Government has failed to perform its prime duty to provide security to the people.
“The State has been witnessing turbulent situation since 2009 after formation of this coalition regime,”, he said and added that an atmosphere of insecurity, anarchy and confusion is still prevailing in the state.
While referring to statement of Chief Minister that issue of killings of Panchayat members will be taken in Unified Command, he said that it reflects lack of confidence among those who are at the helm of the affairs.
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed said that prevailing chaos and uncertainty in the State were result of the failure of the present regime to connect themselves with the common masses.
Lambasting coalition regime for its failure to create confidence among Panchayat members, Mufti regretted that the present dispensation has undermined all democratic institutions be it Urban Local Bodies, Panchayats or Assembly.
He further added that local Urban Local Bodies elections were scheduled to be held in the month of February in 2010 but the Government has been delaying these elections.
Training his guns on Congress he said that there appears to be an agreement between coalition partner National Conference and Congress. The Deputy Chief Minister who belongs to Congress Party also holds the portfolio of Urban and Housing Development Department. Congress, which is partner of the Government, can not escape from its responsibility of delaying civic bodies elections, he added.
Mufti flayed the Coalition Government for its failure to bring transparency and accountability in the system. “Although the corruption has been sneaked into the Government from top to bottom, the anti-graft institutions like State Accountability Commission (SAC) have deliberately been made non functional by the State Government”, he said.
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