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BJP-PDP coming together proved an expensive bargain for JK, says NC 

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Srinagar: Opposition National Conference (NC), Thursday said Mehbooba Mufti’s dream of becoming the Chief Minister of the State has proved to be a very expensive bargain for the people of the State.

“Her dream of occupying the CM’s chair resulted in an assault on the State’s special status and political identity,” NC senior leader, Abdul Rahim Rather said while addressing a workers rally at Chadoora.

Rather said the present stage of uncertainty, fear and anxiety was the darkest phase for the people in recent history.

“The present phase of fear, anxiety and chaos is the darkest phase in recent history. The people of Kashmir have witnessed unimaginable suffering and pain over the past few decades and the present circumstances are unprecedented in the extent of how the people have been left to suffer in an atmosphere of hopelessness and helplessness,” he said.

“It is the Government’s basic and primary responsibility to ensure peace and stability and safeguard the lives and dignity of the people. Since the past three years not only has the PDP-BJP government failed to ensure peace and stability but it has gone a step further to rob the people of their peace of mind. The Mehbooba Mufti government has utterly failed to dispense its duties,” Rather added. 

The senior NC leader said that the State had witnessed unprecedented turmoil, unrest and chaos since the very inception of the PDP-BJP government in the State.

“We had cautioned Late Mufti Sahab against aligning with the BJP and had even offered unconditional support to the PDP. Sadly, PDP chose to side with communal and divisive forces to satiate its thirst for power and today the consequences are in front of us. PDP had promised and claimed that its alliance with the BJP would ensure that the State’s special status is safeguarded and said that there would be a status quo on Article 370 and Article 35-A. Contrary to a status-quo, the BJP has left no stone unturned to launch one indirect assault after another against Article 370 and Article 35A through its affiliates. And despite these assaults, PDP is silent and has surrendered its voice to remain in power,” the NC leader alleged.

“Through the extension of GST to the State, PDP has robbed us of our fiscal autonomy and has also paralyzed the State’s economy. Every sector of our economy is in deep distress and unemployment has increased manifold,” Rather said.

Lashing out at the government over hundreds of incidents of braid-chopping across the Valley, the senior leader said our mothers, sisters and daughters were living in a state of anxiety and apprehension as the government was clueless and had failed to nab the culprits and unearth the mystery.

“Misgoverance has become rampant and every key government department has utterly failed to provide people with basic public services and utilities,” he added.

Rather also led a protest march against the Government on the issue of assaults on women and incidents of braid chopping on this occasion.

 


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