Cong stages dharna, blames Govt for Kashmir situation

PCC leaders and workers led by GA Mir staging protest dharna in Srinagar on Monday. -Excelsior/Shakeel
PCC leaders and workers led by GA Mir staging protest dharna in Srinagar on Monday. -Excelsior/Shakeel

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 8:  On the opening of Darbar Move here, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) held a peaceful dharna against the anti-people and wrong policies of the ruling dispensation of PDP and BJP.
The party also peacefully protested against use of force and interference in the institutions, as a result, the situation has deteriorated to a largest extent.
The party also described the ruling dispensation as anti-people, responsible for the innocent killings and injuries to scores of people including students and common people due to excessive use of force on peaceful protesters agitating against the brutalities and anti-people policies of the PDP-BJP ruling dispensation.
Protest dharna was led by Pradesh Congress Committee president, GA Mir in which MLAs, MLCs,  office bearers, senior leaders, District presidents and frontal organization heads participated and lodged a strong protest against the PDP- BJP Govt.
PCC chief while addressing gathering lashed out at ruling dispensation for the current worrisome situation and described the PDP- BJP as a great threat to integrity and secular fabric of the State.  He said the situation is more dangerous than it was in 1990 for which both State and Centre Govts are responsible. Entire Valley is seething in anger, as there is deep hurt feeling among the masses, but one fails to understand that despite the losses to both life and property, Mehbooba Mufti led Govt is not concerned about the safety and security of the people.
Mentioning that the people in entire Valley   are in deep alienation due to the wrong policies adopted by the Govt, Mir said the excessive use of force on protesters, besides loss of lives remains the cause behind deep alienation and discontent among the people and this is unfortunate that State Govt is absolutely unable to address the concerns of the people, rather the genuine voice raised is being suppressed in order to hide failure on the part of PDP- BJP Govt.
Referring to the recently cancelled Anantnag by-election, Mir said the ruling dispensation even doesn’t allow the democratic institutions to function in a transparent manner in order to avert the inevitable defeat.
He also said that people have realized that AoA, revocation of AFSPA, talks with all stake holders including Hurriyat Conference and other issues which the PDP has promised to address have proved a blatant lie, even the Centre has rejected holding talks with Hurriyat Conference, which has sent a very wrong signal among the people, who voted for PDP, as they feel betrayed and back-stabbed.
Prominent among those present on this occasion included Gulam Nabi Monga-MLC,  Haji Ab Rashid Dar-MLA, Mohd Amin Bhat-MLA, Mohd Muffar Parray-MLC,  Usman Majeed-MLA,  Mohd Anwar Bhat,  Farooq Andrabi,  Surinder Singh Channi, Shoiab Nabi Lone, Hilal Ahmad Shah, Abid Kashmiri, Irfan Naqib and Nissar Ahmad Khan.