Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 20: Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone today said that the inability of mainstream parties to deliver is partly responsible for low participation of people in the election process.
“What have you done to the people? Why the people are not coming out in hordes like in other states to join the polling queue. We are relatively new in mainstream politics; you are a 70-year-old party. Unfortunately, we have become victims of the pessimism that people share about mainstream politics. We do agree that there is a lot of ideological boycott but part of it is also against the inability of the main-streamers to deliver”, Sajad said in a statement.
Criticising NC for its failure to deliver on its lofty promises, Sajad said that people of Kashmir know that for generations the Abdullahs’ have been telling lies to them.
” Omar Abdullah you have to answer, what have you done to these people? Why aren’t they coming out? Wherever we went, there is a general pessimism and negative attitude towards false promises. You promised them the elusive moon; short of ‘Azaadi’ you have promised them everything under the sky. And look at the numbers in Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, you have been able to attract. This shows that people know that you always lie. Had they taken your promises seriously, put your hand on your heart, wouldn’t there have been 80% polling”, he added.
While expressing gratitude to the voters of Srinagar LS constituency for reposing their faith in Peoples Conference, Sajad said that the lack of queues outside polling stations is a big question mark on the politics of the mainstream parties.
“We thank the people of Srinagar the way they came and voted against the traditional parties. We are confident of our victory and hope that we are able to deliver and be greeted with long queues of voters the next time,” he added.
Sajad said that Omar Abdullah should stop marketing the sentiments and aspirations of the people of Kashmir by making false promises. The same people would teach NC a lesson.
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