Work collectively for economic empowerment of common masses: Mir

SRINAGAR: Asking the people to reject the emotive, impracticable and sensational slogans of different mainstream parties, President Democratic Party of Nationalist (DPN) and Minister for Agriculture, Mr Ghulam Hassan Mir today called upon the workers to work collectively for the empowerment of common masses economically.
DPN president said this while addressing one –Day Convention of the party of Pattan Constituency here this afternoon. He said that people of the state want peace, prosperity and development.
Vice President Mr. G.M Bhawan, General secretary, Farooq Jan, senior leaders, Shazadi Simon, Nazir Ahmad wani, Farooq Ganderbali, Muzffar Ahmad, Bashrat Hussian Najar and number of workers also spoke on the occasion.
Mr. Mir said that there is no substance in these emotive slogans to ameliorate socio- economic conditions of the people of the state and added that the motive of our party is to provide a platform to the people particularly the youth so that they can live a dignified and prosperous life. He said these mainstream politicians have misused the voters emotionally which could result in under development of the state.
DPN president cautioned the people to beware of political parties and politicians who always skirted the real issues affecting the people and use emotional slogans to hoodwink them. He said these politicians never respect the interests of the common masses and that is why after 60 years independence from autocratic rule we still gain votes from the people on basic issues. He said “our election manifesto should have higher status than stressing on basic issues”.
Emphasizing the need for Self- reliance, DPN president said that “everyone has to contribute a bit for the national cause”, adding that our target should be economic independence which must take precedence over political independence. “When we are economically dependent someone else, we can’t achieve any thing. We have to become self reliant”, Mir said. He said the youth of the state have to play important role in all areas may it be political or development to achieve the desired goal for welfare ofthe people.
Referring for special status of J&K, DPN president said that our special status lies in cent percent literacy, healthy road connectivity, better medicare facilities, safe drinking water across the state, adequate power supply to our consumers adding that the J&K should be model state of the country.
Saying that political awareness is pivotal for bringing the governance at the door step of the people, Mr Mir asked the workers to reach out the people and aware those about their basic rights adding that their involvement is must for good governance. He said that this is the basic concept of our party to make the government answerable before the people. (KMW News)