Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 19: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today said cricket should be played in a sporting spirit and not treated as if it were a war.
Addressing a press conference here the PDP chief said that Cricket is a sport and it should be played like one. “It is not a war,” she said.
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Mufti said the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf attended India-Pakistan cricket matches in each other’s countries.
“When an Indian player played well, the Pakistani crowd appreciated it and the same was done by the Indian crowd for Pakistani players. That is how the game should be seen,” she added.
The PDP chief also hit out at the administration for the alleged power crisis in J&K. She accused the administration of spending huge amounts on official functions and publicity, while the people are allegedly being made to suffer.
“The electricity fee is being hiked with each passing day. Every year, new electricity meters are being installed, which is the biggest scam, and someday we will talk about it. The situation of electricity is so bad that power comes on for minutes and remains shut for hours. This is the situation in our city, Srinagar. The situation is worse in villages and towns where there are no traces of electricity,” she added.
“I have a letter with me that has been addressed to the Principal Secretary of the Government for the Power Development Department. It was written by the managing director of KPDCL. The letter is regarding our electricity, stating that our electricity consumption is lower compared to last year, along with power cuts. There is a huge difference between the electricity Kashmir was getting last year and this year. The electricity is not being supplied to us even as per the scheduled time slots,” she said.
Mufti said that despite the Government holding celebrations and functions every day and boasting about different things, there is a decrease in electricity.
“The Government is hiking electricity tariffs, installing meters, holding celebrations, and spending a huge amount of money on publicity. On the other hand, the electricity situation is getting worse with each passing day,” she added.
“The employees who superannuated until last year are not getting their pension, and the employees who retired before them are not getting provident funds and gratuity, which are their rights,” she said.
Mufti said that 5% DA announced last year by the Government has not been provided to the employees of Jammu and Kashmir, while the employees of Ladakh were issued it.
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