Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 11: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti today said the virtual merger of National Conference and Congress in the State has resulted in shrinking of both the parties and NC has finally given up its identity for its survival.
Addressing various workers meetings in Kahra, Thathri and Drabshala in the Chenab Valley region, Mehbooba said though the NC had been playing tricks with the people of the State from many decades but Omar Abdullah’s leadership has proved a last nail in its coffin.
She said the performance of the Government during the last five years has been the worst for any dispensation. While on the day to day governance there was a complete failure even in natural disasters the Government failed to respond, she added.
“It is natural that Omar’s participation in the campaigning is proving a huge liability for the UPA,” said Mehbooba, adding it is mis-governance and corruption not the PDP responsible for the downfall of NC and Congress candidates.
“NC has completely abandoned its regional character and it can’t survive independently anymore as a political party and that is the reason it is not bothered about the people’s issues,” she said, adding this Government has nothing to show anything substantial to the people and now the NC has started raising the dead Autonomy issue and safeguarding the Article 370 to befool the people.
She said the aim of PDP to fight Parliamentary elections was not to seek power for itself but to build a national consensus on J&K issue by involving different shades of public and political opinion both in and outside the Parliament so that we could find a way forward in the resolution process.
Mehbooba said there is need of having strong and sincere voices from J&K in the Parliament who can take-up the issues of J&K in the Parliament which till now has not been happening as NC would only seek power for the members of the Abdullah.
Follow our WhatsApp channel
