National Conference Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah addressed a massive public meeting in Watrehal, Khan Sahib today in presence of Chief Minister and NC Working President Omar Abdullah.Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that the Modi-Mufti Alliance has been rejected by the people of South Kashmir and PDP will similarly be routed from North and Central Kashmir in the coming days. Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that National Conference believes in the ethos of secularism and pluralism and will not allow BJP and PDP to toy with the secular fabric of this State and the country for petty short-term political gains.According to a statement issued stating that National Conference would continue to safeguard Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gives special status to J&K, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and PDP, by aligning with Narendra Modi had tried their best to deceive the people of their State for their own personal political interests. However, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that such evil designs are not new in this State and in fact this is not the first time Mufti Sayeed has conspired against the State's special status. "Like always, National Conference will defeat Mufti Sayeed, PDP and their nefarious plans to disempower the State of J&K", Dr. Farooq Abdullah said.
Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that National Conference will keep demanding the restoration of complete Autonomy and the restoration of the pre-1953 status till this goal is achieved. "We passed the Autonomy Resolution in the State Assembly in 2000 and forwarded it to the NDA government in New Delhi. However, the same people who are conspiring to abrogate Article 370 now, sabotaged the resolution and ensured that it is not adopted". Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that Autonomy was a practical and viable solution to the Kashmir Issue and would usher the State into an era of greater and sustainable peace.Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that PDP had fielded candidates tactically in Jammu and Udhampur seats to pide the anti-BJP vote to directly help BJP candidates. "This tactical alliance between PDP and BJP in Jammu was an addition to the party's sabotage of Ghulam Nabi Azad's government in 2008. That sabotage was also done by PDP on the insistence of BJP".
Dr. Farooq Abdullah asked the people to vote in large numbers in favor of the NC-Congress coalition in the Parliament Elections in Srinagar Parliamentary Seat so that the secular traditions of this country are saved from a figure as communal and pisive as Narendra Modi. Senior NC Leaders, Abdul Rahim Rather, Aga Syed Ruhullah and Nasir Aslam Wani also addressed the people on this occasion and appealed to the people to strengthen secularism in the State by re-elecing National Conference Candidate to the Lok Sabha.