Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 24: Reiterating Congress Party’s resolve to defeat the political exploitation, corruption and favouritism in J&K, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president and Party candidate, GA Mir has said that people of J&K have been facing brunt of betrayal, misleading politics on the part of PDP- BJP and others.
Mir said that Anantnag have voted against the opportunist politics in first phase appealing the people of Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama to follow suit.
Addressing various public meetings in Manzgam, Nadimarg and Kulgam today, Mir who is also Party Candidate from South Kashmir emphasized the people to support Congress Party in its endeavour to put an end to the emotional blackmailing and political exploitation on the part of PDP and other opportunist parties, which have equally betrayed people, from time to time, for electoral gains.
PCC president was accompanied by Shahnawaz Chowdhary, Surinder Singh Channi, Indu Pawar, Udhay Chib, Anayatullah Rather and others.
He said the State was passing through a crucial phase due to the surrender of PDP before BJP- RSS after securing votes from people especially the south Kashmir, who feel betrayed and cheated after 2014 elections. People had voted for a particular cause in these elections, but their trust was betrayed by PDP by aligning with the communal forces for the sake of power.
“I want to remind you about the promises made to you by PDP during 2014 Assembly elections, what they promised to you,” Mir told the people and maintained that this party (PDP) blackmailed you emotionally and misled you over sensitive issue of article 370 pledging to keep BJP out power.
“I am confident that people would come out in Phase II and Phase III in large number and cast their vote to ensure victory of Congress Party, for the fact, it is the Congress Party alone which stands guarantee to integrity, special status of the State and dignity of people in all the three regions,” Mir said.
He said PDP during its rule used the Govt machinery to benefit blue eyed persons and relatives in respect of Govt job, employment in JK Bank, allotment of big contracts etc and preferred favouritism over transparency and merit, resulting in the unemployment has risen considerably which was the main cause of youth getting isolated. Mir assured that Congress will work to create employment opportunities to contain the unemployment menace in the State.
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