Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 6: Pradesh Congress Committee president and party candidate from Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, G A Mir has said that Congress is Committed to protect the special status of J&K State.
Addressing election rallies in YK Pora and Dooru in South Kashmir, the PCC chief appealed to the people to vote for Congress Party to ensure overall development and protection of special status to the J&K State.
He also said the victory of Congress Party in the upcoming elections amounts to safeguarding the secular fabric and unity in the country and State.
Mir further said that the upcoming Parliamentary elections was the best opportunity for the people to strengthen the secular forces both in the country and State and sought votes for Congress Party to ensure overall development of the State, besides ensuring that communal and fascist forces are defeated.
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He said that Congress feels duty bound to protect special status of the State, won’t allow anyone to even touch it. Mir cautioned the people about the designs of BJP-RSS and their sponsored people, who are in the fray aiming divide people in the upcoming elections.
Pointing towards the gathering Mir said, ” I appeal you (people) to rise to the occasion to defeat the PDP in upcoming elections, for the fact, it was the PDP which is responsible for the damages caused to people in Valley especially in south Kashmir.”
He said PDP was fully responsible for the agony, anguish and fear among the people and urged the people to give a befitting reply to this party (PDP) for failing people on all counts.
Mir reminded the people about the slogans of PDP during 2014 elections which sought votes against BJP, but what happened after the elections, the same PDP aligned with the BJP for the sake of power providing an opportunity to RSS to make inroads in Valley.
He assured the people that Congress Party will continue to safeguard the special status of the State. He emphasized the people to give a befitting reply to PDP for misleading them on sensitive issues and playing with their emotions for the votes.
Ex-MLA Mohd Amin Bhat, seniors leaders Hilal Ahmad Shah, Farooq Ahmad Bhat and others also spoke on the occasion.
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