‘PDP has clear agenda for people, state’
Srinagar: The senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and the party candidate for Srinagar parliamentary constituency, Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday said that the vote for Dr Farooq Abdullah will mean endorsement of his ideas, style of working and his irresponsible utterances and people need to understand it and vote for PDP which has a clear agenda for Jammu & Kashmir and its people.
Addressing public meetings at Brenwar, Surasyar, Dadompora and Sogam in the Charar-e-Sharif constituency Karra said that the parliamentary elections will provide people a chance to elect those candidates who will forcefully and responsibly put forward their economic and political issues in the parliament unlike the National Conference which has always been playing a flip-flop role vis-à-vis Kashmir issue. He said NC has always worked against the interests of people and the state through its sell-outs, U-turns and treachery and they are now again asking for votes.
Karra said instead of salvaging dignity, honor and lost glory of the people, both Dr Farooq Abdullah and chief minister, Omar Abdullah is denigrating Kashmiris every now and then, in the different forums both in and outside the state. He said Omar Abdullah has been calling the youth as drug addicts, criminals, LeT elements, stone-pelters and now Dr Farooq Abdullah has crossed all limits of decency and glory of Kashmiryat by calling all of us ‘Maha Chors’ (Big Thieves), though people know it well who the biggest thieves are.
He said had not the NC traded the natural resources of J&K for chair, Kashmiris would not have been facing severe power crisis. He said Farooq Abdullah has been keeping mum over the sufferings of people though he has been talking about other states like Andra Pradesh, Assam, Punjab etc., but when it comes to his own state, he would finish it in one liner: ‘Kashmiryon Ko Goli Maro’ (Kill Kashmiris by bullets). He said if the NC leadership is still voted that simply is the endorsement of their acts, ideas and irresponsible utterance.
Karra said besides being represented by the current finance minister, Abdul Rahim Rather, the Chara-e-Sharif constituency even sans basic facilities which speaks about the seriousness of the NC leadership about the people’s problems.
He said roads in the whole constituency are in complete shambles and it reminds of the medieval times and same is the situation of power scenario in the whole area. He said besides pitiful power situation people are provided with the hefty power bills. He said one customer, Gh Hassan Hajam of Surasyar was given a power bill amounting 10737 Rs though there is no electricity connection in his home.
Karra said people in the constituency are keen for change and acknowledge the performance of PDP both in the government and in opposition.
On the occasion the senior party leaders Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Saifu Din Bhat, district president Budgam; Dr Nazir Ahmad Lone, district co-coordinator; youth leader, Abdul Rehman Zone president, Er Nazir Ahmad Yatoo; Aftab Ahmad Mir, Gh Mohammad Dar; Choudry Zaffar Ahmad, Master Ghulam Mohiudin, Shakeel Ahmad Khateeb, and others also spoke on the occasion.