PC chief attacks govt over LG’s ‘visionless’ address

Srinagar, Mar 03: People’s Conference (PC) president and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone has criticised the government over the Lieutenant Governor’s address, saying it bears no distinction from what a Bharatiya Janata Party-led government speech would have been.
In a post on X, he remarked, “The Governor’s address is indistinguishable from a possible BJP speech, had they been in power. There seems to be total ideological overlap. No mention, not even remotely, of Article 370, Article 35A. No mention of August 5, 2019. No mention of the Reorganisation Act. It seems the NC government has finally done away even with ornamentalism. They don’t even want to pretend they have anything to do with Article 370.”
Reflecting on the election campaign, Lone added, “I remember how during the election campaign it was all about Article 370 and how all others are BJP. And now, the ideological overlap. What a comedown.”
Expressing disappointment over the address lacking any concrete vision, the MLA Handwara said, “If this address was a vision statement of the government, it is as visionless as it can get. It is a generalised departmental statement without any new political, social, or economic initiative. So be prepared for an aimless, visionless spell of governance, bereft of any newness in approach or any creativity.”
The PC chief alleged that the government would function in a bureaucrat-driven manner, similar to the previous administration. “The bureaucrats ran the last administration. The bureaucrats will run this administration. The political contribution to governance is all set to be non-existent.”