Karra seek support for Baig
Baramulla: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said security and stability in Jammu & Kashmir is possible only in a space provided by amity, friendship and cooperative relationship between India and Pakistan. “Manifestation of hostility by the two countries either through rhetoric or through action has neither helped in the past nor is such antagonistic approach going to do any good to the region in future,” Sayeed said, according to a statement issued to KNS while addressing election rallies in Sonawari and Pattan assembly segments of Baramulla Parliamentary constituency.
Sayeed said unfortunately J&K has always been the worst victim of Indo-Pak hostility and its people have been paying a colossal price for the same. “Innocent killings and repeated disturbances point to existence of a problem in Kashmir which can’t be wished away,” he said and added that the people of J&K not only want resolution of the problem but they also yearn for a life that is normal in universal sense. He said while the people in J&K want their political and human rights to be upheld with dignity and honor, they at the same time seek protection of their socio-economic rights in an environment of peace and stability.
Sayeed said instead of addressing the just concerns of the people, National Conference has contributed to the worsening of the situation through misgovernance and denial of justice. “Their only concern has been to silence the public sentiment through brute force to somehow cling to power,” he said and added that not having learnt any lessons from the tragedies of 2010 unrest, NC continues to pursue the policy of repression and high-handedness to suppress the public outrage. Reiterating that PDP would continue to work hand-in-hand with the progressive and democratic forces in the country to facilitate dignified resolution of JK’s problems, Sayeed asked PDP cadres to prepare for a significant role ahead as the winds of change have already set in across J&K. “The overwhelming public support to PDP’s agenda for peace and prosperity is obvious from the voting pattern in south and central Kashmir in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls and it is going to consolidate further in North Kashmir,” he said and assured that PDP would continue with its endeavour to work for the larger political and economic welfare of J&K and its people. Addressing the rallies, PDP Senior Vice-President Moulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari complimented the PDP cadres for having successfully and effectively carried the party’s political and economic agenda to the grassroots level. “Having sacrificed their personal interests for the larger objective of ensuring peace, dignity and prosperity for the State and its people, the untiring efforts of the PDP cadres have made this party to become a people’s movement,” he said and urged people from across the board to contribute in consolidating this movement for change in the larger interest of peace and stability. He urged people to vote and support PDP candidate for Baramulla Parliamentary constituency Muzaffar Hussain Baig. Addressing the rallies, senior PDP leader Tariq Hameed Karra saidthat PDP stands for political power for the common good and not for a selected privileged few. He called upon the State’s young population to play a greater and more vibrant role in the political decision-making by driving the ongoing movement for change. “PDP believes that the youth of Jammu & Kashmir have the right to seek meaningful employment, freedom of expression, participation in decision-making and protection from socio-economic and political exploitation,” he said and added that the party would continue its struggle towards realizing this objective for the State’s emancipated young population. He said PDP is the only political party in the State with an exclusive and comprehensive Youth Development Policy which envisions a productive role for the State’s youth while ensuring their economic and social security. He said unfortunately youth have been the biggest victims of the repressive policies adopted by Omar Abdullah-led government in the State.
PDP leaders Moulvi Abid Ansari, Moulvi Imran Ansari, Yasir Reshi, Abdul Rashid Singh waheed Parra, Imtiyaz Ah Reshi ZP, Adv Ab Majeed Mir, Riyaz Ah Bhat, Haji Gh Mohd Bhat, Ab Majeed Irshad Ah Singh, Tahir Qadir , Younis S.P, Noor Mohd,Abdul Ahad Yatoo, Ghulam Qadir Parray Ab Majeed Teli, Mushtaq Ah,Asdullah Sheikh, Surinder paull and others also addressed the rallies. (KNS)