Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 5: National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah today said despite a lot of hugs and political embraces, PDP Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti could not do anything for J&K and that the PDP-BJP alliance was proving to be a nightmare for the State.
The only noticeable results of the PDP-BJP alliance have been the humiliation of the people, the denigration of the State’s special status and the reneging of one promise after another by PDP. There is absolutely no sign of basic governance leave alone development in the State. NC Working President said while launching the party’s Membership Drive in Kulgam and Anantnag districts.
“Mufti Sayeed and his party has sold its conscience for the petty trappings of power. Despite all his U-turns and his sell-outs on demands like AFSPA revocation, safeguarding Article 370, return of power projects and dialogue with separatists – he still failed to get BJP to respect his chair. We all remember how the Chief Minister’s orders were summarily overturned by his Health Minister at the G B Pant Hospital” he said, adding Chief Minister lacks the courage to object to such humiliation and has denigrated the CM’s chair to remain in power. For all practical purposes it is evident now that Nimal Singh is the Chief Minister for Jammu and Mufti Sayeed is the Chief Minister for only some parts of Kashmir – if at all.
The NC Working President said the alarming spurt in local youth joining militant ranks was a direct consequence of the youth feeling betrayed due to the opportunistic alliance between PDP and BJP.
“One cant help but wonder what happened to PDP’s Self-Rule vision document? What happened to the hoardings promising people dual-currency, open borders and telling us the distance to Muzafarabad? PDP must perhaps be the first political party that threw its own vision document into the dustbin,” Omar said.
Condemning the PDP-BJP Alliance’s open fanning of communal tension in the State, Omar Abdullah said National Conference was a party for all regions and religions of the State and would never allow PDP or BJP to divide the people for their own political dividends. “Today officers are being transferred and posted – not according to their merit or seniority but according to their religion. This has become the unofficial policy of the State Government. Such tendencies are of grave danger to the State,” he added.
Asking the workers and party functionaries to make the Membership Drive a success in every nook and corner of the State, Omar Abdullah said Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s biggest source of strength was a committed, dedicated cadre and that continues to be the driving force of NC’s power.
Senior NC Leaders including NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, NC Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, NC South Zone President Sakina Ittoo, Senior NC Leader Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan, MLAs Altaf Kaloo, Abdul Majeed Larmi, MLCs Bashir Ahmed Veeri, Showkat Ganai, Political Secretary to Working President Tanvir Sadiq, Provincial Secretary Showkat Ahmed Mir, Provincial Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar, Party District Presidents and officer bearers of Provincial Committee and District Committees were also present on the occasion.
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