Srinagar, Dec 25: Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said Kashmiri Pandit employees should be temporarily shifted to Jammu till the situation improves in Kashmir.
“Unfortunately, some incidents have happened. Life is a priority and so I am of the opinion that Kashmiri Pandit employees be transferred to safer places in Jammu. When the situation improves, they should be brought back,” Azad told reporters here.
He said life is far more important than employment and promised to take such a step if his party comes to power in the UT. “I do not know what the approach of the government is, but if our party comes to power, we will do this only (temporarily shift such employees to Jammu),” he said.
Asked about the delay in holding the assembly elections in J-K, the former chief minister said, “We have been waiting for the last six years. I raised the issue many times in Parliament as well. They show us Panchayat elections or DDC polls, but the real election is that of assembly which is not taking place”.
Stating that no political and economic roadmap was created by the successive regimes in Jammu and Kashmir, Azad said DAP is offering an alternative political force that will set economy and development as its priority. “They had no roadmap. They are doing politics on pity issues. DAP is the alternative force that will defeat these parties with overwhelming majority since people have realized the need for change in Jammu Kashmir,” he said.
