Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 16: Natio-nal Conference vice president Omar Abdullah today urged Governor, Satya Pal Malik to roll back highway restrictions order immediately.
Addressing a public meeting at Sholipora in district Budgam, party vice president said that banning civilian traffic on highway for two consecutive days a week has put people to unnecessary duress. “On other days we see non-civilian traffic plying on road without any hassle, therefore this scheme of banning civilian traffic on two days is unreasonable and devoid of logic. In fact, the army and police have distanced themselves from having such an arrangement. I therefore urge the Governor to roll back the order immediately,” he said.
Omar expressed concern over the decline of civilized political discourse, “We are witnessing a steep fall in the level of civility in the political discourse during the ongoing Election Campaign. There should be no place for any hate speech or personal attacks. I hope election commission takes rigorous action against such people as surpass the ambit of civility and decency,” he said.
The former Chief Minister accused Peoples Conference and BJP of using money power in the elections. “These political outfits who come forth holding lotus and apple in their hands have erected their edifices on the plinth of money and falsehood. Election Commission should take cognizance of their erroneous activities and act accordingly. People should remain vigilant of their machinations and shenanigans”, he said.
Omar said present situation in Kashmir is because of the former PDP-BJP-PC Government. “People remember how mosques were closed during their reign, how central laws were implemented in our state, how innocents were intimidated by worst possible means. They want us to forget all that but our memory is not weak,” he said.
The NC leader reminding PDP-PC combine on their promises of holding parleys with Hurriyat and Pakistan and giving jobs to youth, said that they failed in it. “They had promised to remove AFSPA, ensure minimal presence of army in the streets and much more. Nothing of that sort happened. They failed miserably in carrying forward the good will achieved till 2014. On the contrary the combine plunged the state into chaos and turmoil. Its up to people now to make amends and show them their right place by using the vote wisely”, he said.
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