Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 4: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday expressed dismay over the prolonged incarceration of its leadership, saying the measure defies all logic and political probity.
A meet of party functionaries which was held here at party headquarters was presided over provincial secretary, Showkat Ahmad Mir. The speakers in the meeting decried the prolonged detention of party president, Dr Farooq Abdullah and vice president, Omar Abdullah and other party functionaries including party general secretary and provincial president. Among others Srinagar district president Pir Afaq Ahmad also addressed the meeting.
Provincial secretary Showkat Ahmad Mir in his address said, “It is alarming to see that a veteran, tallest political personality of the erstwhile State like Dr Farooq Abdullah is not allowed to represent his people in the Lok Sabha. It is shocking to see how a representative voice is not allowed to represent his people in the highest house of the country”, he added.
He said “It is a dishonor to the people’s mandate,. It is inapprehensible to see a person of his stature, a three time Chief Minister, a two time Union Cabinet Minister is not being allowed to serve his people, who had voted for him to send him to Lok Sahbha., Continuous incarceration of J&K’s legitimate, representative voices is politically motivated shorn of any logic, ” he added.
Speakers expressed dismay over the poor state of affairs in J&K, “There is no accountability on ground. Post August 5 every single sector be it economy, administration, and tourism is in shambles. The people especially the poor sections of the society are at the receiving end of all this. The Government installations be it hospitals and schools and other pivotal departments, are out of gear”, they added.
The speakers said “The administrative inertia has beset every sphere of administration and development activity. The losses to the farmers following the incessant snowfall during previous months too weren’t recompensed properly. The roads, arterials and other alleys in urban and rural Kashmir are in shambles. The businessmen, the manufacturers are heaving with debts and innumerable losses since 2014 floods, the situation has only aggravated since with no substantial succor coming from any Government quarter,” they added.
A resolution on the occasion was passed seeking immediate release of all political prisoners and scores of other people including students who are languishing in jails since 5th of August 2019. The participants said the incumbent administration should rise up to the occasion to ensure all basic and effective amenities to people across J&K.
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