Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: Reiterating resolve of his party to bring people of different regions and sub-regions of the State together by bridging the gap, patron of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today asserted that PDP would remove the trust deficit between people of the Jammu and Kashmir and rest of the country.
“During our tenure we had proved how to treat all regions and sub-regions equally and party would further facilitate the process of bridging the gap to ensure justice and equality to all regions and sub-regions”, Mufti said while addressing public meeting at historic Jhiri town of Marh assembly segment.
“Before formation of PDP led Government in 2002, there were complaints of discrimination with some regions of the State”, he reminded and added that PDP led regime had not only removed the discrimination but also ensured empowerment of different regions and sub-regions. He especially mentioned that Leh and Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Councils were given adequate powers during the regime of PDP.
“Credit goes to the PDP led regime that first time after 1947, all regions were treated equally in developmental and other activities”, he said and added that it was after 2002 that successful efforts were made to empower all regions to remove the sense of inequality and discrimination. “PDP led coalition regime had laid a foundation of mutual trust and confidence among inhabitants of different regions of the State”, he said and challenged his opponent to come out with any evidence of discrimination with any regions or sub-regions during PDP led regime.
Lambasting the present regime for taking confrontation with the Government employees, Mufti regretted that instead of addressing genuine demands of the employees, the Government has been adopting oppressive measures to stifle their voice.
“During our regime, we never took confrontation with the employees. We rather properly utilized their services to provide good governance of the people”, he said, adding, “whatever achievements PDP had made during its short tenure, employees and officers had their role in it”.
Quoting the famous proverb ‘The bad man always quarrels with his tools’, he said that present regime has been taking confronting with the employees to hide its own misdeeds. He asked the Government to avoid confrontation and address all the genuine demands of the employees.
Pointing towards worst ever power crises in the State in general and Jammu region in particular, the PDP patron called upon his workers to come on streets to force the Government to provide power to the people especially during the present summer season.
Coming down heavily on State Government for conducting on spot recruitment in some selective areas, Mufti demanded that on spot recruitment must be done in border areas of Marh, Bishnah, Kathua, Hiranagar, Samba, R S Pura, Suchetgarh, Poonch, Rajouri, Kargil etc. “There should not be pick and choose policy in conducting on spot recruitment”, he warned and said that equal opportunities of recruitment must be provided to the youth all regions and sub-regions of the State.
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