Excelsior Correspondent
BISHNAH, Mar 24: Lambasting National Conference led coalition regime for brazenly abusing the State apparatus to stifle voice of the people, patron of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today observed that deteriorating situation in Jammu and Kashmir was result of the oppressive policies being adopted by the present dispensation. He regretted that instead of addressing grievances of the people, the State Government with the help of draconian methods like curfew, was denying people their constitutional and fundamental rights.
Addressing one day convention of party workers at Bishnah, Mufti said that the system of governance has been completely collapsed in the State but those at the helm of the affairs were not ready to accept the ground realities. “The present Government has become a regime of curfew and restrictions”, he said and regretted that the process of peace and reconciliation, which was started by the previous PDP-Congress regime and yielded encouraging results during that period, has received a severe setback after formation of the present government.
With the help of draconian methods this regime is snatching constitutional and fundamental rights of the people and this action of the Government is causing incalculable damage to people’s faith in democracy and democratic institutions, he observed and mentioned that credibility of highest democratic institution of the Assembly has been discredited by the present regime by not allowing any serious debate in the House.
PDP patron, however, asserted that his party would continue to work for strengthening democratic institutions in the State. “PDP has emerged as strong, genuine and credible voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir through its convictions and visionary policies”, he said, adding, “the pro people visionary agenda of the party is formulated by incorporating wishes and aspirations of all sections of the society and we never compromised with our agenda for attaining power”.
He said that that aim of PDP was not only to attain power but to change fate of people of Jammu and Kashmir. He sought support of the people to change destiny of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir and said that it was his desire to establish a system where every sections of the society would get justice and equal opportunities for development and economic growth.
“It is my dream to bridge differences among all regions and sub-regions of the State and to establish system of fair governance which ensure accountability and transparency”, he said and reminded the gathering that PDP led regime had established a system of equality and justice in the State and had carved out a path of equitable development.
The function at Bishnah was organised by Chatter Singh Saini, vice president of PDP Jammu rural and Som Nath.
Former Minister Sardar Rangil Singh, T S Bajwa, former Rajya Sabha Member, Yash Pal Sharma, MLC, Ved Mahajan, Hussain Ali Wafa, Rajinder Singh Manhas, PDP youth wing vice president, Ashok Bhat, Satpal Charak, Bhushan Dogra, Mohammed Salim, Tarseem Saini, Ajay Sharma, Majid Shapoo, Kalmosh Mottan, Surinder Sharma, Gurdeep Singh Panday, Yash Pal Sharma, Dewan Singh, Rattan Lal, Haji Parveez, Bachan Lal and others also spoke on the occasion.
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