Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 20: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra today stated that the people of Kashmir are not happy with Delhi, emphasizing that the Lok Sabha election should not be considered less than a referendum.
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Parra-who is also PDP’s candidate for the Srinagar constituency of the Lok Sabha elections-while addressing the media during a public meeting, mentioned that for them, LS polls are not about who is on the opposite side.
“People of Srinagar, in particular, and people of Kashmir, in general, should not regard this election as less than a referendum. Your vote should become your referendum,” he said.
The PDP leader highlighted that Delhi needs to understand that “it should not interpret the silence of people as their happiness. People are silent, but they are not happy.”
He noted that there is silence among the people while the young generation is uncertain about their future. “People are in fear, and they have no clue about anything,” he added.
Parra emphasized that Srinagar has to set the trend in this regard to ensure that the aim and objective of the election reach other places.
“Only then can it reach other places; we are holding meetings, and the issue is not whether we can win or not; the issue is whether we can send a message to Delhi that people are not happy with them,” he said.
He stressed that people have to assert that their resources as well as their identity are in “danger.” “For this, we have to ensure assurance from the highest place of the country-Parliament.”
Parra mentioned that the issue is not only about August 5, 2019; “it is about the Kashmir problem entirely; we have lost thousands of people; there are people in jails.”
The PDP leader noted that the youngsters have been caught in the menace of drugs, “and those who are educated are in depression. People want their issues and fears to be addressed by the Parliament of India.”
Parra, accompanied by ex-MLA Asiya Naqash, State Secretary Abdul Hameed Kosheen, District President Abdul Qayoom, and other party functionaries, urged the youngsters to exercise their voting rights to bring about positive change.
He emphasized that boycotting the elections could exacerbate the challenges faced by the Kashmiri populace, particularly the educated yet unemployed youth.
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