Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party senior leader and former deputy chief minister, MuzzafarHussainBaig has said the people are finally calling National Conference and its leadership’s bluff who have always thrived on lives, lies and emotional exploitation.
Addressing various roadside meetings in Uri segment of Baramulla parliamentary constituency, Baig said it is now obvious that the NC is losing its battle of survival and the people are not any more misled by their propaganda against their political rivals.
On the occasion senior party leadersPeerzadaMansoorHussain, MLA Sangrama; JavaidHussainBaig, State Secretary; DrShabir Ahmad Mangral, Janak Singh Sodhi, president, ShiromaniAkali Dal, Kashmir; NajeebNaqvi, party and others were also present.
He said in the past NC used to brand its rivals as IB agents while carrying out all the dirty jobs themselves. That is how they prevented competition to the NC in the mainstream politics as they were always more comfortable to have opposition pushed outside the democratic system and enjoy monopoly over the government, said Baig.
The former deputy chief minister said if the NC had used even a small portion of its political influence and power on welfare of the people and resolution of issues the state would not had faced the terrible times that it has gone through. He said it is now becoming clear that people have had enough of NC and they have decided to defeat it in the LoKSabha elections which would set the trend for their rout in the assembly polls which are scheduled later this year.
Baig said the PDP during its brief tenure in the government not only set an example of good governance but it took historical steps to normalize the relations between India and Pakistan. He said opening of the Line of Control (LoC) was the biggest ever Confidence Building Measure (CBM) between the two countries but the ruling government failed to carry forward the peace and reconciliation process. He said India and Pakistan should carry forward the peace process in accordance with the vision that had evolved over the years.
Baig said Uri is destined to become the northern gateway of J&K and the travel and trade across the LoC will definitely be taken to next level with the support of people.
Speaking on the occasion Janak Singh Sodhi said the NC has always exploited Sikh community for its political purposes and now they are thoroughly feelingdisappointed with it. He said Akali Dal was inspired by the policies and agenda of the PDP and called upon the people particularly Sikhs to vote for the PDP in the elections.
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