Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Aug 13: Former Minister and Pradesh Congress Committee president Ghulam Ahmed Mir has alleged that PDP-BJP Coalition is neglecting people on the political grounds in the State.
Addressing a public meeting at Anshan in district Kishtwar today, the PCC chief said despite knowing that they ( PDP-BJP) are losing the ground very fast, the Coalition Government is indulging in political victimization. The people in upper reaches and of South Kashmir and other districts are being neglected in every respect, purely on political grounds and an atmosphere of distress is being created by the coalition partners aiming to get benefitted politically.
Asserting that people are suffering badly in absence of basic facilities in remote areas, PCC chief said that Govt machinery is nowhere visible on ground. The tall claims of PDP led coalition about good governance and development of the State was only to lure the voters for the sake of coming into power, he said.
Describing Coalition Govt a complete failure, PCC chief castigated the coalition partners for victimizing the people on political grounds. He said people in several upper areas like Matigawran, Larnoo, Nowbug, Kapran, Kund and in other areas are being victimized on political grounds. He accused the Govt of being bias toward multiple problems confronting people and neglecting those areas or people who have not voted for them (PDP) in the elections.
Asserting that Congress Party would not allow any sort of discrimination with any section, group or society, PCC chief assured the people that Congress is fully committed for equal development of the people and the regions. Mir asked the Govt to shun this anti- people policies as these are fraught with dangerous consequences, he said.
Those who addressed the gathering included MLA Inderwal G M Saroori, MLA Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, MLA- Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Farooq Andrabi, Hilal Ahmad Shah and Mohd Iqbal Mir.