A Public rally was today conducted by Awami Ittihaad Party (AIP) in Anantnag in connection with Parliamentary elections which was addressed by Party President and MLA Langate Er Rashid, Tanveer Hussain Khan candidate Anantnag Lok Sabha Seat, Advocate Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Dr. Bari Naik , Bashir Ahmad Tokal , Khursheed Malik and other party leaders.According to a statement on the occasion, Er Rashid stated: “The manifesto of BJP and its position on Article 370 especially calling for its abrogation is an eye opener for entire Kashmiri Leadership and called on them to think above personal benefits or abdicate from the responsibility of leadership. The time is ripe for people of Kashmir to decide whether we have to surrender before “Delhi” on Kashmir issue or make it answerable to actual realities of Kashmir.”
Er Rashid made it clear that BJP’s slogan to abrogate Article 370 is condemnable but urged for serious pondering as to how BJP dared to raise such slogan. “ The disunity among the people, pleasing and vested attitude of leadership has embolden Delhi to think of taking away even minor rights guaranteed to people of Kashmir by way of Constitution and on other hand the Indian government is paying no heed to genuine demands and aspirations of people of Kashmir,” stated Er Rashid. While launching an all-out attack against the National Conference Candidate Mehboob Beigh and PDP candidate Mehbooba Mufti, Er Rashid observed that they hail from those families who since 1947 have stabbed the genuine aspirations and sentiments of people. “People’s democratic Party (PDP) was given birth to strengthen the secret motives of Delhi as proven by time. Actually both NC and PDP by giving slogans of Autonomy and self Rule are weakening the real issue of Jammu & Kashmir and that too is done on the whims of Delhi. NC, PDP has gifted the state with corruption, nepotism and devastation and for ushering the real positive change people have no better option than Awami Ittihaad Party (AIP),” reaffirmed Er Rashid.Er Rashid appealed to people of Kashmir not to vote the traditional vested interest parties that have affronted the nation of Kashmir from Markets of Lal Chowk to Streets of Delhi and he alarmed that if people commit same mistake than they are themselves responsible for plight not the political merchants.