Disclosing hidden contact between PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Narendra Modi to seek power in J&K, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Sunday said that hunting with hound and running with deer and deceiving people by duplicity has been the trait of PDP.“Hidden meetings of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed with the close associates of Lal Krishna Advani and his close contact with Narendra Modi has come to fore exposing the ideology of PDP”, Omar said adding that PDP wants to sail in two boats to seek power but their boat will sink due to the weight of its own falsehood. He said National Conference association with UPA is firm and will continue in future.The Chief Minister said that the hidden league between BJP, PDP and Panthers Party was also exposed earlier when they forged alliance during various elections of MLCs in the state.Addressing a mammoth public gathering at Kellar after inaugurating Rs. 5.50 crore Sub-District Hospital, the Chief Minister said that PDP since its inception has been power hungry and astraying people on one or the other issue to realize their target of grabbing power.
“I have no personal enmity with the leadership of this party nor I am against their persons but my difference with this party leadership is on principals and on political issues”, Omar said maintaining that he would not ask the people to give him 40 assembly seats like Mufti Sayeed said, to resolve Kashmir issue within one year. He said during 2008 assembly elections he fought the election on development issues and categorically told the people that wining of elections by his party has nothing to do with the resolution of vexed Kashmir issue which is of political nature and requires composite and sustained dialogue between India and Pakistan to get addressed in a peaceful and amicable atmosphere. “I am time and again advocating for resolution of all political issues confronting Jammu and Kashmir in a process of dialogue so that peace and tranquillity rules the roast in the state and in the sub-continent”, the Chief Minister said and added that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir had not taken up the guns in their hands for seeking construction of roads, bridges, hospitals and other works but they did it for political reasons aimed at political purposes. He said Kashmir issue is the political one and requires addressing politically in a non-violent and peaceful process.
The Chief Minister asked the Separatists to be involved in the dialogue process for amicable resolution of political issues. “When you have observed and witnessed that gun has only brought destruction, miseries and economic disaster to the state without any results as such there is only one option to you to get engaged in dialogue process and address the issue across the table”, he said and added that during the Chief ministership of Dr. Farooq Abdullah the process of dialogue was started which could not move forward. He said that he would facilitate the dialogue process telling the Separatists that no prior conditions have been fixed for their dialogue with the Centre as such they could come open heartedly to put forth their point of view regarding the resolution of political issues of Jammu and Kashmir. Omar criticized the PDP for sounding different tones on same issues as per its convenience. He referred to the lifting of restrictions on the public rallies of Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani when the administration was confidence that it would not hamper the peace and law and order situation. He said that when restrictions were on Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani, opposition party was making hue and cry for lifting of restrictions but when these have been lifted the leadership of opposition is relating it with a conspiracy of National Conference.
On development, the Chief Minister said that the focus of his government on upgrading basic amenities and empowering people to ask questions to the government for its all actions and omissions besides ensuring delivery of public services in the time bound manner speak loud and clear for the good intentions and better performance of his government. He said thousands of big and small development works have been launched, implemented and completed during the last five years of present dispensation and the current year would witness further fillip to these activities.The Chief Minister said that historic initiatives of Right to Information Act, Public Service Guarantee Act, Accountability Commission and Vigilance Commission have been initiated and implemented to give powers to common people through legislations to scan the functioning of government and helping in giving good governance.
Omar said that earlier, the legislators could only ask questions to the government on its performance and that too during the Assembly Sessions but his government has authorised people to ask questions to the government throughout the year on its performance. This, he said has revolutionized the system bringing government before the public scan. Similarly, he said that 80 public services have been brought under the ambit of Public Service Guarantee Act so that service delivery of these services would be time bound and the officials responsible for delay in delivering the services would be fined and the affected consumers compensated out of the fined imposed on the officials.
The public meeting was also addressed by Minister of State for Health, Shabir Ahmed Khan, Legislator and Provincial President, National Conference, Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani and MLC, Showkat Ahmad.Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated Rs.5.50 crore Sub-District Hospital at Kellar with the facilities of X-ray, USG, Boyle’s Apparatus, Microscope, ILR, Refrigerator, ECG, theatre and Lab. The services available will be OPD, IPD, general surgeries, gynaecology, anaesthesia, dental surgeries etc.