Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani in a statement has said that inclusion of Chief Minister’s brother into state cabinet was a cruel joke with people of state who continue to suffer with each passing day.
Addressing a party workers’ convention at Bandipora in North Kashmir Wani said that People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was guided by a singular goal of empowering a single family while lording over the complete ruination of the State and its resources.
“Ever since its inception, PDP has been guided by the singular goal of seeking political power while being bereft of any ideological convictions. This party bartered its mandate and sold its conscience to the Bahartya Janta Party (BJP) in 2015 only to secure the CM’s chair for Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed followed by Mehbooba Mufti. Today PDP has carried on this trend of deceit for self-seeking ambitions by elevating a practically unknown entity to the State Cabinet after the gentleman, facing imminent defeat, literally ran away from Anantnag Parliamentary Elections and then went on to seek a place of extra-constitutional power in the Civil Secretariat as the appointed head of the CM’s Grievance Cell,” the NC Provincial President said.
Wani while questioning the qualifications and political experience of Tassaduq Mufti added that his history of jumping from one opportunity to another spoke about his priorities and mindset.
“He ran away from Anantnag election and now he ran away from CM’s Grievance Cell after his stentorian rhetoric and theatrics. He has spent last year or more developing a coterie of young businessmen and together with them interfered in the transfer processes of the Government at the highest levels. In his elevation, the same coterie of young businessmen are being empowered with unbridled powers to wreak havoc with administrative neutrality while being granted a backdoor access to the resources of the State,” the NC Provincial President added.
While congratulating party workers for continued success of party’s outreach initiatives across the length and breadth of the state Wani added that National Conference was the only vanguard of the state’s political honor and dignity and would continue to fight against those forces that are working hard to fragment and weaken the State.
(With inputs from CNS)
