Kargil, Sep 30: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused Ladakh administration of biased attitude towards the party, saying the groundswell of support for JKNC is making the ruling party nervous and jittery.
Addressing back-to-back public rallies at Drass and Kargil in view of the upcoming LAHDC (Kargil) elections, Omar attacked the Ladakh administration saying, “These people tried hard to stop the National Conference candidates from using the plough symbol but all in vain. First, these people had to face defeat from the High Court and then they had to suffer from the Division Bench of the High Court. But these people did not stop there, they reached the Supreme Court, but there also they faced the same music.”
He said the National Conference and Kargil have a bond that is not going to break. “Although our candidates are being harassed a lot by the administration, I am very hopeful that our candidates will forfeit the bail of BJP candidates,” he said.
Appealing to the people of Kargil to use their vote in the right way, Omar said, “This is the first time after August 5, 2019, that you are getting an opportunity to raise your voice. You can send a clear message through your vote that you accept or reject the decisions of 5th August 2019.”
Criticising the BJP, the NC leader said, “I ask those who are asking for votes here in the name of BJP, what are the views of your organization towards Muslims? Who will respond to the Member of Parliament who used derogatory words for Muslims in the Lok Sabha? Those who are contesting elections here on BJP tickets should show us a Muslim Member of Parliament in BJP.”
He said that after 2019, the Ladakh region suffered a lot. “If not today, then tomorrow, elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir, but no minister, MLA, MLC or Rajya Sabha member will be formed from Kargil and Ladakh. These people have hollowed out the Ladakh region, people come from outside, rule here according to their will and leave, more than half of them are people who are completely ignorant of the geographical conditions and mood of the people here,” he said.
Meanwhile, the NC in a statement said, “Ladakh UT administration’s cowardice was seen today when JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah’s convoy was stopped at Zero Point Mini Marg and his security was not allowed to proceed. He was forced to move ahead without security for his two-day visit to Kargil. Omar Abdullah was moving towards Kargil in connection with the election campaign of Ladakh Hill Development Council (Kargil), during which is to address election meetings in Drass and Kargil.”
NC adopts draft report on substance abuse
Srinagar, Sep 30: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference senior leader and former minister A R Rather on Saturday presided over a meeting of JKNC’s WADA (War Against Drug Addiction) Committee here.
The meeting was attended by senior leader Mubarak Gul, MP Hasnain Masoodi, Javed Dar, Dr Bashir Veeri, Imran Nabi Dar, Showkat Mir, Dr Mohammad Shafi, Shafqat Watali & Harshvardhan Singh, the party spokesperson said in a statement.
He said, “After more than 10 sessions of the WADA committee, its members met at the party headquarters in Srinagar. During today’s meeting, the draft recommendations proposed by the committee were comprehensively discussed. Following this discussion, the committee unanimously approved these recommendations.”
He said the committee’s draft report would be submitted to the party leadership at the earliest.
The JKNC leadership established the WADA committee in response to the alarming increase in drug abuse in Jammu and Kashmir, with the aim of “soliciting suggestions on how to address this catastrophic issue”.
