Make rational choice in ensuing Assembly Elections: Farooq Abdullah to people
Kangan: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the people of the state have to make a rational choice for the greater interests of the state in the forthcoming Assembly elections.
Addressing a gathering of devotees at Baba Nagri Kangan, Frooq said, “Forces as are inimical to the interests of the state, will use all possible means to influence the process of elections”.
“However during the just concluded elections to parliament we the people audaciously dispirited the resolve of such forces. We have won the first battle but the biggest battle is ahead of us, we should not let complacency overwhelm us. The state is facing a perilous situation in the wake of numerous attacks on its identity, and unity. But by not letting the demon of disunity divide us we can take such forces head on,” he added.
Farooq said he was grateful to Mian Altaf for his “endeavor in making the win of party’s parliamentary candidates possible”.
“The role played by the Mian Sahib and the Gujjar community in the just concluded parliament elections is worth appreciation. I am sure that Mian sahib will continue to work with the same zeal. I take this opportunity to urge you to not be complacent; the need of the hour requires unity and hard work”, he said.
He said they had a “laborious task ahead”.
“On one hand, we have to put the state back on the track on development and the other hand we have to protect the interests of the state,” he said adding, “In the coming days we all have to make the party’s candidates successful from all the seats of state. I am positively hopeful that the high-spirited Gujjar community under the leadership of Mian Sahib the momentum of Parliament elections will carry on in Assembly elections.”
Dr Farooq also paid obeisance at the Shrine of Hazrat Nizam Ud Din Kiyanwi Naqashbandi (RA) on his 124th Urs and prayed for the peace and prosperity of the state.
On the occasion Senior National Conference Leader, Former MLA Kangan Mian Altaf also addressed the devotees who had thronged the shrine from all parts of the state. The Urs saw huge participation of people various parts of the country.
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