Srinagar, Aug 17: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the people of J&K have always defeated the efforts aimed at erasing the name and legacy of ‘Sher-e-Kashmir’ Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.
Addressing a party event here at Nawa-e-Subah, Omar said, “Our opponents have been employing tactics to toss out the plough flag from J&K but there is something that despite their incessant efforts, our party is standing like a rock and even today people are ready to connect with this organization. The symbol of plough and the name of Sheikh Sahib are forever ingrained in the hearts of people. Our party has stood worst of times and situations with the active support of our people, who have defeated such devious conspiracies democratically at the ballot box.”
According to a party statement, Omar on the occasion welcomed around 150 young political and social workers from Duroo Shahabad, who were affiliated with Apni Party, into J&K National Conference. “Prominent among those who joined today included District President Anantnag Youth Apni Party Anees ul Islam, District Anantnag Coordinator Muzaffar Ah Khan. The event was organized by JKNC District President Anantnag Altaf Ahmad Wani and Incharge Dooru Syed Tawqeer Ahmed,” the statement said.
Omar in his address said that truth cannot be suppressed in any way, and that it eventually resurfaces. “BJP and its affiliated parties together have made tremendous efforts to tarnish the personality of the Sheikh Sahib and to erase his name from the hearts of the people. No matter how much they conceal the truth, it resurfaces one way or the other. The recent praise by Chief Justice of India Sheikh Sahib during Article 370 hearing is a point in case. He also praised him for his foresight and vision and how he spoke about the economic integration, which the world is talking about today,” he said.
He said National Conference is a fortress and it draws its strength from the trust the people reposed in it. “Today, the hearing of Article 370 is going on in the Supreme Court and if you look at the names of the best 5 lawyers in the country, you will definitely find the names of our counsels Kapil Sibal ji and Gopala Subrahmanyam there,” he said.
