Srinagar, Jun 21: Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) has launched a scathing attack on the Omar Abdullah-led government, accusing it of shifting priorities and betraying the open merit/general category youth by deliberately stalling the Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) report on reservations.
AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi, in a statement issued here, criticised the government for its “shocking admission that no serious deliberation took place on the report and that it now plans to rework it”.
“This reflects a pattern of apathy, deception and calculated avoidance of responsibility towards merit-based candidates,” he said.
The AIP said the National Conference (NC) has turned the promise of justice into a “political farce”. “After six months of committee meetings and public engagement, the government’s failure to present the report in the Cabinet reveals a deliberate attempt to bury the issue. The move to rework the report is seen by AIP as a cover-up designed to indefinitely shelve it,” the spokesperson said.
Inam further accused the NC-led administration of governance by evasion and appeasement. “The lack of timeline, commitment and conviction indicates that the government is reluctant to defend merit and fairness and instead prefers to issue hollow reassurances without taking real action,” he said.
Describing justice for General Category candidates as a constitutional necessity rather than a political choice, AIP termed the government’s reluctance to act as an act of “political cowardice”. “The ruling dispensation is hiding behind bureaucratic language to avoid confronting the core issue,” it said.
The absence of any clear plan or deadline to table the report, AIP said, further underscores the government’s lack of seriousness. The party described this as a “total leadership failure”.
