Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 23: National Conference has strongly condemned the recent statement of the Governor Satya Pal Malik, asking militants to kill those involved in corruption.
The party said his remarks are unconstitutional and cast a shadow on the credibility, independence and neutrality of the high office of the Governor. The party leaders reminded the Governor that he holds a constitutional position by virtue of which he is the custodian of the Constitution of the State and the country.
National Conference has always maintained the respect and dignity for the high office of the Governor unless the person holding it has created an environment which is against the tenants of democracy and democratic norms and principles, the statement said.
In a joint statement the party leaders, said that it is nobody’s case to protect the corrupt and cover up the malpractices committed by anyone. However, unsubstantiated, unfounded comments to vilify the reputation of any and every politician, public servant and Government employee is unwarranted and coming from the Governor himself is highly condemnable.
National Conference leaders took strong exception to some intemperate remarks made against the vice president of the party, Omar Abdullah by the Governor. They said that Omar Abdullah has enjoyed a well-regarded political career. He has been Member of Parliament thrice, Union Minister with Prime Minister Vajpayee for three years, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for six years and is a leader of premier political party of Jammu and Kashmir. Any attempt to sully his image, his reputation and his stature will be strongly taken on by the party and its cadre.
The joint statement was signed by general secretary Ali Mohd Sagar, Husnain Masoodi, Mohd Shafi Uri, Abdul Rahim Rather, Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Surjeet Singh Slathia, Ajay Sadhotra, Mian Ataf, Ch Mohd Ramzan, Akbar Lone, Peerzada Ghulam Ahmed Shah, Mubarak Gul, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Devender Singh Rana, Nasir Aslam Wani, Shamima Firdous , Rattan Lal Gupta, Mushtaq Bukhari , Sakina Ittoo, Mir Saifullah, Irfan Ahmad Shah, Sajjad Kitchloo, Rachpal Singh, Javid Rana, Abdul Ganie Malik, Dr Mohammad Shafi, Bimla Luthra, Dr Bashir Ahmed Veeri, Ali Mohd Dar, Mohd Khalil Bandh, Syed Basharat Bukhari, Nazir Ahmed Gurezi, Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar, Ab Majeed Larmi, Dr Kamal Arora, Showkat Hussain Ganai, Qaiser Jamsheed Lone, Aga Syed Mahmood, Ajaz Jan, Salman Sagar, Imran Nabi Dar, S. Harbans Singh, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardy, Brij Mohan Sharma , Ram Paul, Thakur Kashmir Singh, Rahim Daad, Vijay Bakaya, Deepender Kour, Mohd Hussain , Master Noor Hussain , S. Tarlochan Singh Wazir , BR Kundal, Syed Asgar Ali and others.
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