Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 11: Accusing the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of “anti-people behaviour” and exploiting the people for petty political gains, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed confidence that National Conference (NC) will return to power in Jammu and Kashmir and form the next Government.
Taking a potshot at PDP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mr Abdullah warned the people about the machinations of both these parties to hoodwink public opinion for vested interests.
“PDP and BJP have same agenda of grabbing power to realise their hidden plan to weaken the State’s socio-political status,” Mr Abdullah said while addressing election rallies in Wachi and Shopian Assembly constituencies.
Mr Abdullah, who is also the working president of NC, said that PDP has become germination ground for conspiracies and it is in a hidden way providing all tactical support to BJP so that the duo would astray the people for power game.
He said all unscrupulous elements, exploiters and tainted retired Government officials have gathered in PDP to exploit the people and carry forward their ambitions of collecting money and property by utilising all illegal means.
Mr Abdullah said that history is repeating the situation that prevailed in 1977 when all power hungry elements and enemies of NC joined hands against (Late) Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and left no stone unturned to damage this party.
He said people of the State by their overwhelming support to NC made its detractors bite the dust in the election arena in 1977.
“These forces have again camped together now against National Conference and its leadership but they would face the same fate as they tested in 1977 Assembly Elections,” he added.
The Chief Minister said the history is testimony to the fact that National Conference and its workers sacrificed greatly to protect the interests of the State.
Mr Abdullah referred to the innovative and path breaking decisions taken by his Government during the last six years to ensure empowerment of people, welfare of youth, restoration of peace and equitable development in all the areas of the State.
He said among other things his Government focused on strengthening institutions and making Government functioning transparent.
He said his Government authorised people legally to ask questions on every action of the Government and get delivery of public services in a fixed time frame. The Chief Minister said that whenever State Assembly discussed important socio, political and economic development issues pertaining to the State during the last six years to give fillip to the process of progress, the PDP Legislators preferred remaining absent from the Houses and tried their best to sabotage the proceedings of the Legislature and put hurdle in implementing welfare measures.
Alleging that PDP wants power only to realise the personal interests of the leadership of this party, he said, “It (PDP) has no concern or care for people as has been evident by the behavior of PDP leadership during the devastating floods in the State particularly in Kashmir division.”
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