Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 18: BJP State president, Ravinder Raina today said that Kashmir based so-called mainstream political parties, particularly People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC), after miserably failing to convince people particularly of Kashmir on the poll boycott in Civic Bodies elections, have started criticising Governor’s administration by levelling baseless and misleading allegations against it.
In a statement issued here, he said this reflects the utter frustration of the leaders of these parties after successful conduct of ULB and Panchayat elections.
Raina said that the conducting of peaceful elections in the State to Local Bodies and Panchayats by administration while assuring safety and security of not only contestants but also all voters who came out to exercise their democratic rights has instilled the confidence in masses.
He lauded the role of the Governor administration for working tirelessly and bringing in changes in law as also in administration to make it more people friendly and for resolving long pending problems and issues of the masses while at the same time assuring effective justice and transparency in public institutions. The people had high expectations from the administration which had been met efficiently.
Ravinder Raina further noted that PDP is a sinking ship which is being deserted even by persons who built it, largely because of undemocratic way in which it is being run. It is fast losing its political grip and the confidence of its core supporters has also shaken and eroded considerably. In coming times in utter frustration to find political space for it which is fast shrinking the party may drift more towards separatists, he added.
He said the major problem with PDP is lack of charismatic leadership like late Mufti Mohd. Sayeed, who held party together.
Mehbooba Mufti who said that alliance with BJP was a mistake must remember that it was done by Mufti Sahib and the alliance failed largely because of her style of working and not allowing space to alliance partner.
He further noted that NC is doing no better as it has only one agenda of coming to power by hook or crook and in that direction it is coining false statements and claims by inciting and misleading people particularly the youth. N C, he said is responsible for eroding of political space in Kashmir and abject surrender to the dictates of Hurriyat and other separatists.
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