Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 10: Former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has said that her party did not allow BJP to succeed in its nefarious designs in the State during her tenure as Chief Minister.
Addressing party workers at a function here today Mehbooba said the PDP Government in spite of being in coalition with the BJP didn’t allow the later to fulfil its nefarious agenda in Kashmir and the Government employed country’s best lawyers for the protection of Article 35-A in the Supreme Court.
She added that for safeguarding minorities in Jammu including Gujjars and Bakerwals, her Government had ensured that the communities aren’t harassed and the sense of security among them was restored on priority.
The PDP president further said that the Government would have continued for six years if she had not strongly defended the interests of the State and its people. She added that since she remained consistently firm on PDP’s agenda which was included in agenda of alliance, the BJP had to run away.
She added that the political agenda of the PDP and party’s firm belief on its principles led the BJP to turn its back and that being in the Government PDP kept insisting for the withdrawal of the FIRs, amnesty for the stone pelters and return of the power projects from the NHPC.
Meanwhile, former provincial vice president of National Conference, Rauf Ahmad Bhat along with his supporters and Hamid Ahmad Mir from north Kashmir’s Patttan joined PDP during the function. While announcing their entry into the PDP, both the leaders resolved to carry forward party’s agenda of peace and reconciliation.
Welcoming the new entrants into the party fold, Mehbooba Mufti stressed for the greater coordination between the party functionaries and stated that time is near when the PDP will emerge as a resplendent torch that could guide Kashmir’s future generations towards prosperity.
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