Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 18: Additional general secretary National Conference (NC) and former Minister, Dr Mustafa Kamal, has asserted that his Party is a secular organization and it has upheld the traditions of secularism and communal harmony in the State and sacrificed many party-men to uphold this tradition.
Addressing a public meeting of NC workers of Ward Number 4 and 10 today, Dr Kamal said that his Party is committed to fight the communal forces in future also. Some people are labeling NC as Party of Muslims only, which is not correct, he added.
The NC leader said has NC been the party of Muslims only the first Ministry of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah would not have been represented by veteran leader Shiv Narayan Fotedar as Chairman Legislative Council and Kashyap Bandhu, Sham Lal Saraf, Jia Lal Kilm and Sardar Budh Singh as ministers.
He said Sheikh Abdullah took over in 1975 after a long spell of 22 years and his Cabinet consisted of four members in which Devi Dass Thakur represented Jammu region and Sonam Narbo was from Leh. After historic elections in 1977 due representation was given to Hindus in the Cabinet of Sheikh Abdullah. Same practice was repeated by Dr Farooq Abdullah after he took over as CM, he added.
Dr Kamal while lambasting the opposition said that they have done nothing for the welfare of the State except raising cheap slogans and emotive issues. The Opposition has no policy and programme for the people of the State and want to grab power at any cost, he added.
He said had the Opposition really done some thing for the people during its three year rule, it would have not lost elections in 2008.
Provincial president, Rattan Lal Gupta also addressed the meeting and highlighted the achievements of the coalition led by Omar Abdullah.
Later a delegation of Gujjars and Bakerwals led by Ch Haroon provincial vice president NC felicitated Dr Kamal at a function at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan here for his appointment as additional general secretary of the Party. The function was attended by provincial president, Rattan Lal Gupta and Party’s Women’s Wing provincial president Laxmi Dutta.
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