Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 26: Stating that people of Ganderbal had first established power of vote in 2002, PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti today exhorted for revival of same spirit in the former heartland of National Conference influence.
Addressing number of meetings in a roadshow in Ganderbal segment of Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, she hoped that Ganderbal would once again lead the State in liberating itself from the antics and exploitation of Dr Farooq Abdullah who prefers to describe Kashmiris as Mahachors before filing nomination papers. “With what face is Farooq Sahib asking for votes after such defamation”, said Mehbooba.
Senior party leader Qazi Mohammad Afzal, Abdul Wahid Dar, Ghulam Rasool Shaheen and others were also accompanying the party president.
Mehbooba said marginalization of the NC between 2002 and 2005 had opened a new window of hope and opportunity not just for J&K but for the entire region as well. “That change established new standards in the State politics and the politicians for the first time felt accountable to the people and MLAs were compelled by the new situation to identify themselves with the people and solve their problems,” she said and added that it is because of the introduction of credible alternative to NC in the shape of the PDP that the people are now able to make a clear choice of their representatives now.
The PDP chief said if the people of Ganderbal had not taken bold and courageous decision in 2002 and voted against Omar Abdullah the State would never had realized that change in Government could actually bring change in the lives of people.
She said the process that was stalled by the change in Government in 2008 has to be revived to carry forward the resolution efforts between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
“For this it is necessary that Dr Farooq Abdullah is defeated and the NC is once again sent on leave to let the people of J&K focus on fundamental issues,” said Mehbooba. “Together we would script a new destiny for the State which however cannot be done without active participation of Ganderbal”, she added.
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