Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 8: Stating that National Conference is the only party that guarantees to protect the Article 370, NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar today said history is witness to the fact that the party has always stood by its people.
Addressing a meeting of party workers and activists at the district headquarters at Shopian, Pulwama, Ganderbal and Pulwama districts, Sagar emphasized the need of involving more and more youngsters into the party fold and said they are the torch bearers for future of Jammu and Kashmir State.
“There are parties trying to hoodwink that they are the sole custodians of the people’s rights, but in reality they are the ones who have worked tirelessly to erode the special status of Jammu and Kashmir over the years,” Sagar said addressing the meetings. He said parties that today claim to protect the special status of Jammu and Kashmir State, helped different Governments at Centre to erode the Article 370 gradually.
“Right from 1953-75, these groups and individuals with the support of anti-Kashmir elements, eroded Article 370 over the years,” he said and added that NC will press for the reversal of the erosion with letter and spirit of this article which guarantees special status to the State.
“National Conference stands by its commitment of prosperous, self-reliable and democratic Kashmir. People associated with the NC won’t budge till the complete autonomy is restored, AFSPA is revoked from entire Kashmir and the issue of Kashmir is solved amicably,” he said.
Sagar said that in the recently concluded Assembly elections, about 10 lakh people voted for NC which is one lakh more than the elections of 2008. “We promise people that NC leadership stands by them and will work hard for the welfare of the people, whatever the conditions may be,” he said.
Pinpointing the achievements of Omar Abdullah’s tenure as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sagar said these years witnessed a lot development in the State and the pro-youth initiatives taken by Omar Abdullah are historic.
The meetings were also addressed by NC provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani.
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