J&K Elections: Kashmir’s Main Opposition Party Released Election Manifesto

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 28-Nov-2014

The main opposition party of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) released their party manifesto for Assembly polls 2014 on Friday in Srinagar. The Manifesto mainly contains remodel of Jammu and Kashmir State, Better economic arrangement and self rule.While addressing a News Conference on the occasion Party President Mehbooba Mufti said that party will mainly focus of re-development of the state if come into authority. She said that PDP would strive towards making Jammu and Kashmir politically empowered, economically self reliant, environmentally safe, socially cohesive and culturally vibrant. She said besides putting in place a mechanism for politico-economic remodeling of the state, PDP would initiate tangible measures for reforming the government to ensure effective governance, revive the civil society and provide greater opportunities to the youth to make them self-reliant.While talking about main issue that widely hits the debate Mehbooba said that Peoples Democratic Party would use Article 370 to restore the original special status to J&K State.

Mehbooba said connectivity intra and inter-region connectivity would be the thrust area of PDP government and the party would pursue construction of tunnels on Mughal Road, Anantnag-Sinthan-Kishtwar Road, Srinagar-Kargil Road, Bandipora-Gurez road, Kupwara-Karnah road. Besides, she said a separate tourism development authority would be setup for promotion of tourism along Mughal Road circuit.She said special educational and health zones would be created in various parts of the State to facilitate setting up of quality education and health institutions to create employment and generate wealth.Other initiatives enumerated in the Manifesto include institutionalizing vending business through legal framework, enhancing children rights relating to education, health & nutrition provide special access to physically challenged, financial security for women and employment through entrepreneurship.

In a meantime, Party President said that party has always worked and will work for the welfare of people of Jammu and Kashmir and will do every possible measure to vanish corruption, unemployment from the state. She said that if PDP would come o power electricity will be available in vast quantity. In conclusion to Press Conference Mehbooba Mufti thanked people of North Kashmir’s Bandipora and Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal District for casting their valuable votes despite tough cold.