Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 15: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) has said that surprisingly PDP and BJP is claiming credit for the Medical Colleges which were already sanctioned by the previous UPA regime.
Taking a dig at PDP and BJP for laying foundation stone of Medical Colleges, PCC chief GA Mir said that establishing Medical Colleges in the State was on the top priority of the previous UPA regime. Now by laying foundation stones, PDP and BJP is trying to befool the people on the name of development.
Addressing one day convention of active members of the Party from Anantnag constituency here today, Mir lashed out at anti people policies of State Government and asked the Coalition Govt to stop confusing people on every issues. Instead of finding resolution to the problems of the people, the PDP- BJP coalition is playing politics on various issues in order to hide its failures.
Criticizing the State Govt for not being serious about the unemployment issue, Mir said that it is very unfortunate that unemployment problem has risen considerably, as a result, the youth of the State feel estranged and apprehensive about their future.
He said the daily rated workers and other need basis workers of various departments are not being regularized for the fact that State Govt has no policy for their regularization.
PCC chief asked the State Government to create more and more employment avenues for the youth and address unemployment problem and other issues people are facing in respect rehabilitation of flood affected people, traders and business community. Referring to the Anantnag by elections which was scheduled to be conducted during the current month, he said that PDP is afraid of facing electorates and in order to hide its failure PDP ensured deferment of elections to escape the defeat.
Those who addressed the meeting included former PCC president Peerzada Mohd Syed, Mohd Anwar Bhat, MLA Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Mohd Amin Bhat, general secretaries Hilal Ahmad Shah, Surinder Singh Channi, Mohd Iqbal Mir, Farooq Malpuri, Ali Mohd Mantoo and others.