Published On:Sunday, 2 November 2014
PDP for political accountability: Mufti
Youth power our biggest asset: Muzaffar Baig
Srinagar: Seeking a strong mandate to change the destiny of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturday said PDP is credited with establishing a strong opposition in the state filling not only the representation gap but also bringing accountability in the institution of governance.
Addressing PDP workers convention of Pulwama assembly segment here, Mufti said the people now look up to PDP with great hope and expectation for bringing stable peace and inclusive prosperity to the State. “I am today seeking votes not just to form the Government, but to win in the crusade for restoring Jammu and Kashmir to its rightful place,” he said and added that with the wholehearted push from the people, we can save the State from the future miseries of the misrule and anarchy which was rampant during the past 6 years.
Expressing satisfaction at the steady growth of PDP, as a platform for change, Mufti said the credit goes to the disciplined, dedicated and ideologically motivated cadres of the party and people living in all the regions of the state. “It is because of the uphill struggle of our cadres and the growing public support for our agenda that PDP has emerged as a respectable and formidable voice channelizing aspirations of the people across regions, religions and communities.”
He said the agenda of the PDP could to a large extent respond to the complex problems of the state, faced as it is with decades’ long political uncertainty, development deficit, unfulfilled aspirations, mounting unemployment, corruption, nepotism and favoritism.
Mufti said while the performance of the party in the Lok Sabha elections represents a watershed in the state’s political and democratic history it also comes as a challenge to its leadership and cadres. “The Lok Sabha elections represented the crucial step forward in investing the electoral process in the state with much needed credibility and one can hope it serves to inspire the people to exercise their franchise more effectively in the upcoming assembly elections in order to shape a new future for the state,” he said.
Mufti said people have a clear choice from among the political parties who are in the field to seek their mandate. “We hope that people would judge us on our performance during our brief stint in the government, in opposition and on the basis of the agenda of change that we placed before them,” he added.
Mufti said on the development front various landmark initiatives are in the pipeline and the same would be put to implementation once the PDP gets the mandate to form next government in the State.
Addressing the convention senior PDP leader and Member Parliament, Muzaffar Hussain Baig said the State is poised to hand-over the baton of governance to the youth, who would bring new blood and fresh energy with them. He said it is with this objective in mind that PDP has given mandate to several young politicians for the upcoming assembly elections so that they can, under the dynamic leadership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, represent the aspirations and urges of the State’s youth better.
He said unemployment is the biggest challenge facing the state and job creation will remain thrust area for the next government likely formed by the party under the leadership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. He said the PDP with a decisive mandate would create a firm resource base for the state to be able to fund its infrastructural development and generation of employment. He said, unfortunately, these resources like water and power have, so far, have been bartered away by successive National Conference governments.
Srinagar: Seeking a strong mandate to change the destiny of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturday said PDP is credited with establishing a strong opposition in the state filling not only the representation gap but also bringing accountability in the institution of governance.
Addressing PDP workers convention of Pulwama assembly segment here, Mufti said the people now look up to PDP with great hope and expectation for bringing stable peace and inclusive prosperity to the State. “I am today seeking votes not just to form the Government, but to win in the crusade for restoring Jammu and Kashmir to its rightful place,” he said and added that with the wholehearted push from the people, we can save the State from the future miseries of the misrule and anarchy which was rampant during the past 6 years.
Expressing satisfaction at the steady growth of PDP, as a platform for change, Mufti said the credit goes to the disciplined, dedicated and ideologically motivated cadres of the party and people living in all the regions of the state. “It is because of the uphill struggle of our cadres and the growing public support for our agenda that PDP has emerged as a respectable and formidable voice channelizing aspirations of the people across regions, religions and communities.”
He said the agenda of the PDP could to a large extent respond to the complex problems of the state, faced as it is with decades’ long political uncertainty, development deficit, unfulfilled aspirations, mounting unemployment, corruption, nepotism and favoritism.
Mufti said while the performance of the party in the Lok Sabha elections represents a watershed in the state’s political and democratic history it also comes as a challenge to its leadership and cadres. “The Lok Sabha elections represented the crucial step forward in investing the electoral process in the state with much needed credibility and one can hope it serves to inspire the people to exercise their franchise more effectively in the upcoming assembly elections in order to shape a new future for the state,” he said.
Mufti said people have a clear choice from among the political parties who are in the field to seek their mandate. “We hope that people would judge us on our performance during our brief stint in the government, in opposition and on the basis of the agenda of change that we placed before them,” he added.
Mufti said on the development front various landmark initiatives are in the pipeline and the same would be put to implementation once the PDP gets the mandate to form next government in the State.
Addressing the convention senior PDP leader and Member Parliament, Muzaffar Hussain Baig said the State is poised to hand-over the baton of governance to the youth, who would bring new blood and fresh energy with them. He said it is with this objective in mind that PDP has given mandate to several young politicians for the upcoming assembly elections so that they can, under the dynamic leadership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, represent the aspirations and urges of the State’s youth better.
He said unemployment is the biggest challenge facing the state and job creation will remain thrust area for the next government likely formed by the party under the leadership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. He said the PDP with a decisive mandate would create a firm resource base for the state to be able to fund its infrastructural development and generation of employment. He said, unfortunately, these resources like water and power have, so far, have been bartered away by successive National Conference governments.
