Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 20: Expressing gratitude to the people of South Kashmir for having reposed their trust once again in her party, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today said common masses are identifying themselves with the victory.
It highlights the zooming index of hope in the State, she said while addressing a public meeting at Anantnag.
Ms Mufti said the general mood of celebration in Kashmir over the victory of the PDP in all the three Parliamentary seats reflects the fact that the hope generated by the arrival of PDP in 2002 has been rekindled with this emphatic endorsement of party’s agenda.
She said this election has also restored the sanctity of electoral process in the State and it would help in finally removing the impression that the representatives from Kashmir are elected by someone other than the people of this place.
We will go into the Parliament with the confidence and mandate of our people to speak with authority about the problems facing the State and will seek their resolution by involving public opinion both in and outside the House, she said.
Ms Mufti said this election had clearly established that political accountability had taken roots in the State. She said the complete rout of the ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress coalition could not have been avoided in any free and fair exercise of vote as this Government had violated all established norms of governance, integrity, fairness and justice.
By giving a clear verdict against the Government the people have established that they are the masters and they would conduct the audit of all political parties and vote only for those who have a fair record of performance, progressive agenda and a credible leadership, she said.
Our strength is in connecting the diverse features of the State and its people and converging their aspirations and energies along creative channels, she said and added for South Kashmir the projects and programs of development that had been started by the PDP led coalition would be revived in right earnest by the next Government.
Ms Mufti said while her party would have to grapple with immense problems facing the State on all fronts, she was particularly concerned about the unemployment of youth. She said the energies of our young population are getting wasted as a result of wrong policies adopted so far and the PDP would seriously work for creating the right environment for the youth to harness their energies and improve their capacities to be able to contribute to their own welfare and that of the State.
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