Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 17: Chief Minister and Working President of National Conference Omar Abdullah today highlighted the sacrifices made by National Conference (NC) and its leadership time and again in the larger interests of the people of the State.
“NC and its activists have withstood so many onslaughts and challenges particularly during the period of disturbance, but it came out victorious and stronger for the fact that it lives in the minds and hearts of the people”, he said and asked the workers to nurture the high principles of NC and always stand for the public cause.
“Despite many attempts by some elements to weaken and damage National Conference even using force against its workers, NC has emerged stronger and firm on its principles, and its workers stood like a monolith”, he said, adding that NC flag is up-mast in every village, every area and every region of the State vindicating the popularity of the party.
Addressing the office bearers of NC Anantnag District here, the Chief Minister said that power has never been the objective of NC, but public service is the only benchmark of the functioning of this party.
Omar Abdullah said that NC is the torch bearer of amity, brotherhood, solidarity, peace and inclusive development of all the regions and sub-regions of the State. “You represent public aspirations, you are the legacy holders of the high principles preached and nurtured by Baba-i-Qoum Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, you are the hope of people and your party NC symbolizes the State’s secular democratic credentials”, he told National Conference workers and impressed upon them to uphold these principles and work to mitigate difficulties of the people at all levels.
The NC Working President said that people are fountain head of power and National Conference is a public movement rather than mere a political party. “Our only aim in politics is public good and prosperity of the State”, he said, adding that NC has exhibited this trait time and again since its inception.
Omar Abdullah asked NC workers to make people aware of the path breaking and historic initiatives taken by the Government to empower people at grass roots and make them equal partners in governance, plan formulation and implementation of development schemes.
“You should make common man aware of the authority your Government has given him by enacting historic Public Services Guarantee Act and Right to Information Act. You should tell them how your Government has made them legally empowered to demand important listed public services in a time bound manner and question the Government for its all actions and omissions”, he said. He asked them to inform people about the hundreds of development projects launched in the State during the last four and half years in all sectors of development.
The NC District Committee while bringing various party matters into the notice of the Working President also touched some matters pertaining to the development works of urgent public importance. It also requested the Chief Minister to grant new administrative units in Anantnag district as recommended by the Committee constituted by the Government for this purpose.
Provincial President National Conference Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wani, District President Anantnag, Mohammad Akbar Ganai, former Minister Abdul Rashid Shaheen and various senior leaders, all Block Presidents and other office bearers of NC district Anantnag were present in the meeting.
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