Excelsior Correspondent
SOPORE, Oct 13: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference, senior vice president and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil has said the Central Government doesn’t seem interested in holding assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
“While the Government talks of holding elections soon, but there seems no reality in what they say given the conditions being created around. The Government has shifted the examinations of students to March-April session, which is clear that the elections won’t be held in that time frame too. So, it is ample clear that there is no seriousness from the BJP led government to hold polls in J&K,” he said.
Addressing workers’ meetings in Sopore and Rafiabad constituencies which included Patoosa Reban, Manzseer and Lalad , Vakil said the bureaucratic system imposed on the people of J&K has failed at every front. The unemployment is touching new heights and the apple sector is in losses. The development works have stopped and the ruling dispensation is restricted to press statements making lofty claims while on the ground, the situation is pathetic.
He asked the Prime Minister Modi to take necessary CBMs before holding assembly elections in J&K. “The Government of India should implement Confidence Building Measures (CBM), if they want larger participation including restoration of statehood to J&K,” Vakil said.
He said apart from these CBMs, the fruit and tourism industry should be rejuvenated as thousands of families are directly or indirectly associated with these industries.
“Government should take special measures to boost fruit and tourism industry as the fruit growers and hoteliers are worst affected for the last three years of lockdown and restrictions including waving of KCC loans and other business loans,” Vakil said.
“There are no jobs for our youth, petrol and diesel prices are touching the skies. There is no one who can speak on these issues faced by common people,” he added.
Although the administration is talking of development, but that is restricted to papers and statements only. “There are thousands of daily wagers who have been assured regularization on different occasions but nothing has been done so far and it would add feather in the cap if before elections government orders regularization of these workers,” he said.
Senior leaders Tariq Ahmad, Tariq Khan, Fayaz Ahmad Naikoo, Mohd Muzzafar Naikoo and others also spoke on the occasion.
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