Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 8: Accusing the National Conference (NC) of having lost the plot and substance to challenge the opposition because of its bad performance over the last more than five years, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti today said neither NC can hope to win by leveling false accusations against the PDP nor it will save itself from the people’s wrath.
Addressing various roadside meetings in Devsar segment of Anantnag Parliamentary constituency Mehbooba said after having exhausted and milked all the slogans from ‘Raishumari’ (plebiscite) to ‘autonomy’ and now having one of the worst performances to its credit over the last more than five years in the State, the NC is left with nothing to go before the people to seek votes.
She was also accompanied by Senior party leader and Deputy Speaker Mohammad Sartaj Madni, Zone President Zaffarulla Wani, Reyaz Ahmad, and others.
“Frustration of NC is understandable with the increasing popularity of PDP among the people, that is why they blame us of having alliances with BJP, the Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) and now with Hizbul Mujahedeen and Syed Salah-u-Din,” she said, adding people of the State don’t need to be reminded who rigged 1987 elections and forced the politically awakened and talented Kashmiri youth to pick up guns.
She said it is the NC which turned Mohammad Yousuf Shah into Syed Salah-ud-Din, who was fighting elections from Batamalo Constituency against its late leader, Mohi-ud-Din Shah and after winning by thumping majority, Mohammad Yousuf Shah was declared unsuccessful with utter disregard of people’s sensibilities and choice.
“By making such wild allegations of Mr Mufti having supported MUF, ruling party leaders are insulting the people of Kashmir who had at that time struggled very hard to build a credible regional alternative to chameleon NC, which not only sold everything for power but also failed miserably to provide good governance to the people,” said Mehbooba and by accusing Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of being behind arrival of MUF in 1987, NC is not only lying but distorting history completely.
She said the PDP’s agenda is once again being very well received by people due to its credibility of having delivered much more than it had promised during 2002 Assembly elections.
With the PDP getting an overwhelming response from public, the reason for NC to feel jittery is understandable, so after seeing the futility of their allegations of blaming us of having truck with BJP, they have now changed gears and accuse us of having nexus with JeI, and Syed Sallah-ud-Din.
“It seems they are not satisfied with the boycott call but want to get it implemented through violence, since keeping people away from the polling stations is the only way that this most corrupt and anti-people regime to survive,” she added.
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