Excelsior Correspondent
DODA, Nov 6: Appealing the people of Chenab valley to vote wholeheartedly for her party in the forthcoming Assembly elections, PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti today said the people in the mountainous region have in the past voted for all parties except the PDP, and it was time that they gave a chance to this party which has established itself as a credible alternative to the now collapsing Congress and National Conference.
Addressing a public meeting at Doda, she said the Chenab Valley region has in the past voted for Congress, National Conference and even BJP but that could not bring about any change into their standards of life. She said the area continues to face huge development deficit in roads, health, education, power and all other sectors.
Mehbooba appealed to the people to give PDP a chance to serve them on the strength of its performance during its brief tenure in the Government between 2002 and 2005 and its visionary agenda under the leadership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
The PDP president said until now people have been supporting the National Conference and Congress by given them majority in the Assembly but in return they only brought disgrace to the people and compromised the State’s interests.
Mehbooba said Jammu and Kashmir is currently facing with tough challenges of instability, mis-governance, unemployment, corruption, development deficit and host of other issues and it is the PDP only which has a comprehensive plan and vision to address these issues. “Your support is crucial for us at this point of time to allow us to take the State forward and rewrite a new chapter in the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh’s history,” the PDP Chief told the gathering.
Mehbooba said Doda and other areas of Chenab Valley, under the previous PDP- Congress coalition saw some massive infrastructure development but the present dispensation has failed to do anything to the people living in the mountainous region.
Senior party leader, Peer Mohammad Hussain; Shahab-ul-Haq, candidate for Doda Assembly segment, Riyaz Ahmad Mintoo, vice district president and others were also present on the occasion.
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