Apni Party women’s wing protests against Govt’s ‘failure’

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 1: The women's wing of the Apni Party today protested here against the National Conference-led Government, accusing it of 'failing' to fulfill election promises and address issues including rising inflation, unemployment and other public grievances.

Scores of Apni Party women leaders and workers gathered at Press Colony in Srinagar and staged a protest demonstration. They raised slogans against the government and demanded action on issues they said were affecting people across Jammu and Kashmir.

Apni Party leader Dilshad Shaheen said the government has failed on several fronts and accused the ruling NC of misleading people with promises during the election campaign.

"This government has failed on every front, while the ruling party has miserably failed to fulfill the promises it made to the people during the elections," she said.

Shaheen said the party had betrayed the people's mandate and added that the Apni Party would continue to raise public issues.

"Apni Party will continue its protests against the government's failures and keep raising pressing public issues and grievances," she said.

Party spokesperson Ishrat Bhat accused the National Conference of making tall promises while seeking votes and then failing to fulfill them. Bhat questioned the government over its promise to provide 1-lakh jobs to unemployed youth within six months of assuming office. "The ruling NC had claimed that it would provide one lakh jobs to unemployed youth within six months of assuming power. Where are those jobs?" she asked.

Bhat also criticized the government over its promise to regularize daily wagers, saying many continued to receive low wages at a time when the cost of living was increasing. "How can they support their families on such nominal wages, especially at a time when inflation is rising so sharply?" Bhat said.

She raised questions over promises of 200 units of free electricity, free gas cylinders and an increase in the ration quota. She alleged that instead of providing relief on electricity, the government had increased power tariffs, adding to the hardships faced by consumers.