Excelsior Correspondent
CHENANI, Aug 5: Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Monday described National Conference as the only political force in Jammu and Kashmir having credible footprints and enjoying mass support across the State.
Addressing workers meeting here this morning, Mr Rana questioned the political existence of those dreaming about forming Government in 2014, saying they cannot even manage 87 credible candidates to contest the elections.
“With negligible influence in certain pockets, the People’s Democratic Party has been dreaming high about 2014 elections, notwithstanding the fact that their political space is shrinking and getting drastically eroded even at places they considered their bastions.
Exuding confidence about National Conference emerging as the only force in the ensuing elections, the Provincial President referred to the enthusiasm among the people towards his party wherever he went during his visits across the Jammu region in recent months. “The mood among the people encourages me to say that National Conference will emerge as a major player in the Jammu region also, as elsewhere in the State”, he said.
Mr Rana said that nobody can stall the march of National Conference towards massive and magnificent victory. “We have been a premier political force of the State and will continue to be so for all times to come”, he said, adding that the sagacious leadership of Dr Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has infused a renewed vigour among party cadres and aroused hopes among the people about good governance, progress, development besides solution of issues politically.
“Come 2014 and the dreams of the parties like PDP will turn into nightmare, given the political deceit, treachery in their leadership”, he said.
The Provincial President said that selling dreams may get slogan-mongering PDP headlines but these do not transform into vote and support, which is real strength for any political party. The PDP has been depending upon the extraneous support from certain quarters in New Delhi and its connect with the people has been just to the extent of exploiting their sentiments by raising non-issue to whip up passions. He said the PDP stands exposed for aligning with disruptive and divisive elements as part of its opportunistic agenda of grabbing power. The collusion with parties like BJP fell apart during the recent Legislative Council elections when PDP sought open support for its proxy, he added.
The Provincial President declared that National Conference was the movement of people’s aspirations that has witnessed the onslaughts of conspirators from time to time and stood tall even during hostile winds. He said whenever historians will pen-down political odyssey of Jammu and Kashmir; they just cannot afford to miss the contribution of National Conference towards the people and the cause it has been espousing for overall good of the State.
“NC is the only party having its presence even in the remotest pocket of Jammu and Kashmir, from Lakhanpur to Uri and Ladakh to Poonch”, he said, adding that many so-called political stalwarts, nurturing ill will against NC disappeared from the scene but ‘our flag continues to fly aloft everywhere’.
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