Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 23 : Terming Mehbooba Mufti as best choice of Peoples Democratic Party for Chief Minister’s post, Senior PDP leader, Member Legislative Assembly Darhal and Former Minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today said that Mehbooba is enough capable to run state affairs and she has already proved her leadership in the party.
Addressing jam packed workers meeting at Dak Banglow here organised to pay tribute to Late Mufti Mohammad Sayed, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said that Mehbooba Mufti has proved her mettle in strengthening party and is known as icon for swamping victory of the party in recent elections. He said that although void created due to Mufti’s departure could not be filled, the leadership qualities and visionary approach of Mehbooba Mufti made her first choice of the State for the post of Chief Ministership.
He said that she can well run the affairs of the State and she knows better how to realize the pending dreams of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. He added that she is having great vision for this State and even Mufti Mohammad Sayeed used to consult Mehbooba Mufti on certain issues of public importance. He said that Mufti had expressed full faith on Mehbooba only because of her visionary approach and leadership qualities.
Paying rich homage to Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said that Mufti had given Pir Panjal area biggest ever gifts in the shape of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University and Mughal Road for which he will be remembered forever. He said that when people of the area were demanding opening of Primary School, Mufti opened Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University which was only a dream for the people of Rajouri Poonch.
He said that it was his great love for the region that during 36 months of his first term as Chief Minister from 2002 to 2005, he visited 27 times to Rajouri to take the stock of the activities he had started to uplift the area.
Terming Mughal Road a link of love between Pir Panjal and Kashmir, Zulfkar said that opening of Mughal Road was not less than a portal of life for the people of this region who were brought close to Kashmir valley. He said that this road was also a dream but Mufti get it realized. He added that now Mufti had planned to connect Poonch with Kashmir in his 2nd term as Chief Minister and for the same he laid foundation stone of Loran-Gulmarg 42 kilometer road.
Remembering Mufti for his vibrant approach, Zulfkar said that it was great vision of Mufti to raise voice for peace and friendship of India and Pakistan as he knows that relations between these two neighbourers directly affects people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Former Minister has said that with the Mufti’s departure they are feeling politically orphan but workers must strengthened hands of Mehbooba Mufti who had also played significant role in the development of Rajouri-Poonch. He added that he is hopeful that focus on the area will be continued and all pending dreams of Mufti will be realized in future.
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