“Performance of present coalition appears only on papers”
Jammu: Calling upon the people to compare performance of three year tenure of PDP led government with the decades long mis-governance of successive National Conference led regimes, patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that in span of just three years, the PDP led regime has carved out a path of peace and equitable development in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that PDP has earned credibility of all sections of the society through its convictions and commitments.
According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing a function organised by Jagjeet Singh Jagga at Trikuta Nagar area, Mufti said that PDP was the first party which addressed aspirations and wishes of all sections of the society. He told the gathering that Trilok Singh Bajwa was nominated as Rajya Sabha member and Manjeet Singh was made minister in the PDP-Congress coalition government for six long years. He said that PDP has formulated its policy and programmes by accommodating wishes and aspirations of all sections of the society.
Lambasting a blistering attack on National Conference-Congress government, Mufti said that as far as the performance of this alliance is concerned, it appears only on papers and nothing concrete visible on ground.
“For the last five and half years functioning of this dispensation is appearing only on papers and at grassroots level not even a single promise has been so far implemented”, he said and reminded the gathering that during campaign of the assembly elections, National Conference had made a number of promises with the people but these promises are yet not translated into reality.
Highlighted achievements of PDP coalition in the State, he said that it was only during his three year regime equal treatment was given to all regions and sub-regions of the State. “Before formation of PDP led regime in 2002, there were complaints of discrimination and step motherly treatments”, he recalled and hastened to add, “our regime not only removed these discrimination but also empowered Jammu region”.
Reiterating resolve of his party to pursue the pro-peace agenda, he said that PDP has pioneered a reconciliatory policy and peace process which was endorsed by the successive regimes at New Delhi and Islambad. “PDP has shown in the past that it can facilitate the resolution process with prudence, and it is ready to shoulder the responsibility of taking the process to its logical conclusion,” Mufti said.
He reminded the people that by facilitating the peace and reconciliation process in the region PDP had proved that its policies and programmes were guided by the wishes and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“In 2002 we had only 16 members but still we had pursued the peace process and established peace in this region. It was due to the efforts of the PDP that peace was restored in the sub-continent”, he said.
Trilok Singh Bajwa, Jagjit Singh Jagga, Amrik Singh Reen, Surjeet Kour, Advocate Surinder Singh, Deepinder Kour, Narinder Singh Raina, H S Sodhi, Sandeep Singh, Varinder Singh Sonu, Gurdeev Singh, Jagjit Singh Jagga (Lubana biradari), Kulwant Singh, Rita Arora, Champa and others also spoke on the occasion. (KNS)