Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 29: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Information Department and senior People’s Democratic Party leader Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali has said that PDP broke the monopoly of single party in Jammu & Kashmir by giving alternative which is essence of real democracy.
Addressing party workers at Raising Day of PDP at Party Headquarters, Gandhi Nagar here today, Ch Zulfkar said that there was dominance of single party in Jammu & Kashmir which was killing the essence of democracy. He said that Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has given the people an alternative in the shape of PDP which had ended monopoly of single party. He said that formation of PDP has initiated new political discourse in which people have alternate to exercise their franchise.
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Terming consistent stand of PDP as historic, Zulfkar said that PDP has not deviated from its stand during the last 18 years. He said that either they form coalition with Congress or BJP, the stand of party had remained same and the PDP had never compromised on its resolve and policies under tiring circumstances. He added that PDP had pressed for dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue and the party adopted same tune in New Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar.
“There are some parties who spoke one language at New Delhi and Jammu and another language at Kashmir and these parties only befooled people on the names of slogans”, he said adding that PDP has never adopted double standard and the party has never deviated from its basic agenda of peace and development through dialogue and reconciliation.
Lauding Late Mufti Mohd Sayeed for his vibrant decision of forming Government with BJP, Zulfkar said that due to circumstances and split mandate, Mufti took decision of forming Government with BJP and the decision was very appropriate and need of the hour. He said that the decision mitigated the problem of regional disparity and all the regions started getting due share in development.
Speaking on the occasion, party general secretary Ved Mahajan recalled three years of Mufti Government and two years of present Government and said that development has got impetus under the leadership of Mehbooba Mufti who has created regional balance in the State.
Prominent among others who spoke on the occasion included Tarlok Singh Bajwa, Daman Bhasin, Fallail Singh, Jatinder Bhat, Hussain Ali Wafa, Vijaya Dogra Katoch, Bhushan Dogra, Satpal Singh Charak, Capt Anil Gour, Suresh Sharma, Ashok Sidha, Shahzad Khan, Nadeem Khan, Rajinder Manhas, Sukhvinder Singh, Ashok Jogi, Ch Manmohan Singh, Abdul Rashid Malik, Romesh Koul, Bhushan Lal Gupta, Balbir Singh and FC Bhagat.
Like other areas in the State, People’s Democratic Party unit Kishtwar, today also celebrated Foundation Day in Kishtwar .
A large number of party leaders and workers participated in the 18th Foundation Day celebration of PDP. MLC, Firdous Tak was the chief guest and former MLC and member PAC, Syed Asgar Ali presided over.
During the programme, the speakers said that PDP is growing very fairly in the State. They said that late Mufti Mohd Syeed was the chief founder of this party who worked for the betterment of poor and downtrodden people of the State. They said this is the only political party which always come in front to solve the problems of people.
Similar functions were held across the region in connection with the Foundation Day celebrations of the party.
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