Who made J&K No. 1 corrupt State, you or we? Omar asks PDP

Srinagar, July 3 (KMW): Chief Minister and Working President National Conference, Omar Abdullah Thursday said that PDP leadership has been and is the biggest hurdle in bringing socio-economic and political transformation in the State.

“The lust for power makes PDP to cross all limits in selling the interests of the State and its people”, he said and referred to the visionary document of Internal Autonomy formulated by Dr. Farooq led National Conference Government and tabled and passed in the State legislature by the three-fourth majority. He said the document of Autonomy was sought to address aspirations of people and address long pending political issue of Kashmir and restore the powers and authority to the people which were eroded during the period of people in power like Mufti Mohammad Sayed.
“The aim of restoration of Autonomy to the State was to empower Jammu and Kashmir to take all major decisions for inclusive development and economic welfare of the State and restore its dignity and self-governance”, he said and reiterated that PDP was created to manoeuvre scuttling of the demand and keeping the State in the stand still situation. According to a statement issued to KMW, while addressing the party workers at Chadoora today, the Working President National Conference said that those who pretend to be Avtars of change are basically spent force of Agencies grouped in a new amalgam.
“You can easily identify the turncoats converging in PDP to heap up with the known old faces who sold the honour of the State for power and are in pursuit for the same by raising baseless propaganda against National Conference which symbolizes ‘Kashmiriyat’ and whose credentials are living and glaring proof of the long struggle, sacrifice and service to the people of the Jammu and Kashmir irrespective of any consideration”, he said adding that this is the reason that National Conference flag is hoisting in all regions, sub-regions and villages of the State.
The Working President National Conference said that by making false allegations against National Conference, PDP wants to hide its real face of being source of misgovernance, misconduct, misappropriation, embezzlement, nepotism and lust for power. He said that mud-slugging and spiting towards sky will not exonerate the PDP leadership from their anti-people and anti-State activities.
Omar Abdullah said that people are best judges and they read between the lines. “They are fully aware of the trait and characteristics of the people converging in a blend to brewer ill-designs and conspiracy against the people’s aspirations represented by National Conference”, he said and maintained that the aim and objective of PDP is to put hurdles in the process of political stability and socio-economic development being carried forward and spearheaded by National Conference with commitment and with full public support.
Omar Abdullah said that it was the most unfortunate on the part of such elements (PDP leadership) who are bent upon selling the interests of the society and blocking the road at the time when light appears at the end of the long tunnel. He said National Conference’s struggle for resolution of Kashmir imbroglio by facilitating internal and external dialogues will continue. Omar Abdullah asked PDP leadership to tell the people who made Jammu and Kashmir No. 1 corrupt State in just three years, you or we. “Whether you tell them or hide they know it very well that it were you who brought this stigma of No. 1 corrupt State to Jammu and Kashmir in your tenure”, he told the PDP.
The Working President National Conference asked the workers of the party to gear up and make the people aware of the conspiracy being hatched by disgruntled elements against the National Conference and the State. General Secretary National Conference, Ali Mohammad Sagar and Provincial President Kashmir National Conference, Nasir Aslam Wani also addressed the meetings. (KMW)