Srinagar, Oct 10: National Conference (NC) President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah Monday said that NC will make every effort to give voice to aspirations, demands of people of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said this while addressing the working committee meeting of district Budgam here at the party headquarters Nawa-e-Subha, Srinagar, a statement from the party said.
Addressing the functionaries, Dr. Farooq said, “Rather than inching towards promised normalcy, J&K has only seen worsening of the situation. J&K continues to witness political vacuum, unemployment, development deficit, misgovernance.”
He further said the trajectory of J&K’s pluralistic identity has been fashioned by the J & K National Conference and the party will defend it with all its might.
“The real object of BJP is to push the real representative voices to the background and denude its plural and unique identity. The people of Jammu and Kashmir: Kashmiris, Dogras, Gujjars, and Paharis won’t allow this to happen. The mood and sentiment of the people in Chenab, PirPanjal and everywhere else is the same. People of J&K, no matter which region, religion and division, they belong to, have made it a point to stand up for their rights,” he said, adding that there was a ground swell of anger against BJP, and its A & B teams across J&K.
Exhorting the party functionaries to intensify their public contact, he said, “Our cadre has to reach every door step and educate people about the imminent threats to our future. Forces, which we are fighting, are conniving to weaken our political voice by creating divisions among us. They are working day in and day out to divide us on a regional, religious, and cultural basis. The efforts to divide us will receive further increase, as the people are seeking answers from them now. Any claim of normalcy and development in Jammu and Kashmir at present looks like a far cry from what the BJP government had intended while taking the decisions of August, 05 2019.”
Dr Farooq, Omar express grief on Mulayam Singh’s demise
Party leaders observe one minute silence during working committee meet
National Conference (NC) President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and vice-president Omar Abdullah Monday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of founder-patron of the Samajwadi PartyMulayam Singh Yadav, who breathed his last earlier Monday.
In his condolence message, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said, “I received the news about the passing away of Netaji with utmost grief and pain. Swathed in the teachings of Jai Prakash Narayan and Dr.Lohiya, Netaji’s life and politics cannot be encapsulated in a few lines. Known for his political tenacity and touch with the grassroots, he was a seasoned politician, and distinguished parliamentarian. His death marks the end of an era. I pay my humble tributes to him and pray for peace to his soul. I also express my deepest sympathies and condolences with the entire bereaved Yadav family including his son AkhileshYadav and numerous followers of his.”
In his condolence message, Omar Abdullah said, “I join my father and all my colleagues in conveying our heartfelt condolences to AkhileshYadavand his entire family. Netaji was a towering personality and his contribution to UP and the rest of the country will not be forgotten. May his soul rest in peace.”
During a working committee meet of district Budgam at the NC headquarters in Srinagar, Dr Farooq along with party functionaries observed a one minute silence and paid rich tributes to the departed leader, the statement said.
Party MPs Muhammad Akbar Lone and HasnainMasoodi have also condoled with the bereaved family, prayed for peace to departed and fortitude to bereaved to bear the irreparable loss.
