Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar Jan 7: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that people in Kashmir live in an atmosphere of fear and no one raises voice against it.
Azad while addressing people at a party function in Jawahar Nagar, here said that he has left everything and came here to raise the voice against it.
“Our people are living in an atmosphere of fear. When will someone be arrested, no one knows, when will people’s land, building or house be snatched, there is no guarantee. No leader or political party raises a voice against it. So, I left everything to come here,” he said.
Azad said he has not come to Jammu and Kashmir relying on leaders, but has come for the people.
“I have come here after seeing your miseries, your troubles. I have come back after seeing poverty, unemployment,” he added.
He said there is no corner of the country or Jammu and Kashmir which he has not visited and where he has not helped the people.
Azad said he has the courage as well as the “acquaintance and influence” to use that for the betterment of the people of J&K.
“People tell me that I have done 10 times the developmental work than I remember at a particular place. And when I left everything to come here, you also gave me 10 times the love and affection. I do not have any wealth, but I have programmes. I have the courage, I have the acquaintance, the influence, which I can use for the betterment of J&K and the employment of its youth,” he said.
On several of his colleagues leaving his and switching back to the Congress, the DPAP chairman said that he does not worry about leaders leaving his party till voters are with him.
The former Chief Minister said he has come to Jammu and Kashmir after seeing miseries of the people here and he does not “rely” on leaders.
“I do not worry whether 10 or 12 leaders go to Delhi. Till the time the voters are with me, I do not worry for the leaders. You (voters) make the leaders. I used to give tickets, you made them win…,” he added.
“Now, those who used to give tickets and those who made them win have come together. Let us see how many will win,” he said.
On Friday 17 DPAP leaders, including former J-K Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and former JKPCC chief Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, re-joined the Congress in Delhi.
He said the leaders who have left his party “will face worse in their own constituencies, God willing”.
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