Describing the BJP and PDP as power hungry parties, former Union Minister and the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that there is nothing common between the two.Addressing the two public gatherings at Kahara and Chhatroo in Inderwal Constituency of Kishtwar which was organised by the Vice President JKPCC G. M. Saroori-(MLA Inderwal), Azad described the present alliance as a combination of opportunist and power-hungry forces, who exploited the sentiments of the people.Azad said the BJP sought votes to keep PDP (Baap-Beti) away from power, while the PDP did the opposite in the Kashmir valley. He stated that the BJP exploited the sentiments of people of Jammu by various slogans of abrogation of Article 370, rights to PoK West Pakistan refugees, delimitation of constituencies, plots to the border residents, besides promising a Chief Minister from the region. He claimed that Congress party would fight for the rights of the people of the State. “We will fight for your rights and will not allow the Government to deprive you of what is your due,” Azad said.
The top AICC leader alleged that for the last six months the present coalition has created numerous controversies and vitiated the atmosphere in the State because of their wrong policies and inherent contradictions. He said that two parties openly admit their ideological and other differences in all important issues but still want to stick to power.Azad referred to the plight of farmers in the State and elsewhere in the country and said that Modi- led Government has adopted its pro-corporate approach and the falsehood on various issues are getting exposed day by day. He said that prices during the past one and half year of the ‘Modi Government’ have exposed the hollowness of slogans of ‘Achhe Din’ of the Modi led Government.PCC vice president and MLA Inderwal, GM Saroori in his address launched scathing attack on PDP – BJP Government for its policies and said that the peace and normalcy was achieved after great sacrifices by the people and the security forces and the same would not be allowed to be derailed. He asked the people especially the youth to act as watch dog on the rights of common people and not allow the BJP to sell the interests of their electorate for sake of power. He said that the Congress will play a pro-active role of protecting interests of people of the State and the nation.
Saroori asked the Congress workers especially the Youth to come forward and strengthen the Congress party which has always taken care of the interests of all weaker sections and poor population.Earlier, Congress leaders from Kahara and Chhatroo referred to the various difficulties of people of different areas of district Kishtwar and Doda especially the farmers, MGNREGA payments of labours, contractors’ payments, non-availability of basic amenities and sought his intervention. They said that farmers and poor people are facing great hardships as their crops have been totally destroyed in recent unseasonal rains.
Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad along with Vice President JKPCC G. M. Saroori paid obeisance at the dargah of famous Sufi saint Shah Asrar-ud-Din (RA) and prayed for overall development, peace and the prosperity of the people of the State.Azad spent over 30 minutes at the dargah of Shah Asrar-ud-Din (RA) in Kishtwar. “He offered prayers seeking for the peace, prosperity and tranquility of state”. He performed other rituals at dargah of famous Sufi saint Shah Asrar-ud-Din (RA) along with by Dargah's spiritual.Among others Ghulam Haider Sheikh, Mushtaq Hap, Mahinder Singh Parihar, Piyaray Lal Shan, Firdous Ahmed, Abdul Majeed, Ghulam Haider, Ghulam Mohd Kohli, Ghulam Mohd, Chowdhary Issaq, Abdul Rashid, Ghulam Qadir, Altaf Malik, Santosh Kumar, Tariq Mintoo, Bidya Lal, Tariq Wani and others also spokes on the occasion.