Excelsior Correspondent
KALAKOTE, June 30: Senior National Conference leaders Devender Singh Rana and Mr Ajay Sadhotra have lauded Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for giving new dimension to development and setting a positive political discourse to steer the sensitive state of Jammu and Kashmir to a new era of peace, progress and prosperity.
“At a time when the state was grappling with a horrendous situation hoised by communal and divisive political entities, National Conference plunged into action with a reconcilatory approach which got positive response from the people of Kashmir and Jammu who helped decisively in restoring peace and order”, Provincial President said while referring to the situation created by Bharatiya Janata Party and People’s Democratic party in 2008.
Mr Rana and Mr Sadhotra were addressing party workers and functionaries at Kalakote while winding up their four-day tour of the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch.
He urged the people to maintain vigil against attempts of polarising the situation ahead of ensuing Assembly elections, saying BJP and PDP had nothing to except inciting passions by exploiting communal and regional sentiments. He said the recent Parliamentary elections have proved this beyond any doubt while expressing satisfaction that majority of people refused to toe their line. “These elections exposed those pretending to be adversaries on ideological plank but actually worked together under a clandestine strategy to weaken secular forces”, he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Planning, Ajay Sadhotra exposed PDP-BJP nexus, saying these parties worked in tandem to create wedge between the people on communal and regional lines. “Their modus operandi has been the same which they put into practice during 2008 Amarnath land row agitation”, he said and warned that National Conference will stand like a rock against the machinations of these parties in the ensuing Assembly elections.
“Ours is not just a political party; it is a great resurgence movement that brought about a political revolution in Jammu and Kashmir by making people masters of their destiny”, Mr Sadhotra said while vowing that National Conference cadre will foil any attempt of sowing seeds of disaffection and mistrust in the society. He said the long drawn battle to maintain the glorious ethos of pluralistic character of Jammu and Kashmir will not be allowed to be trampled by elements inimical to peace.
Mr Sadhotra called upon the people, especially youth to come forward and fight negative forces whose main aim is to grab power by whatever means they can.
Mr Rana and Mr Sadhotra asked the party workers to rejuvenate grass roots level units and gear up for the Assembly elections in a big way. They said the report card of Omar led Government during the past over five and half years is replete of achievements registered in different sectors of development and economy. They said focused attention has been laid on upgrading infrastructure, improving utility services and ensure implementation of various welfare schemes for overall benefit of the people, especially those living in remote and far off areas.
MLA Kalakote, Rachpal Singh, listed various problems confronted to the people of this far off constituency and hoped that Omar led Government will give priority attention to solving these on immediate basis.
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