Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 6: Senior National Conference leader from Jammu Sheikh Bashir Ahmad slammed the BJP for deliberately disempowering the democratic institutions in J&K by withholding full statehood and not empowering an elected government led by Omar Abdullah to run the state of affairs with freedom and accountability.
“We are witnessing a dangerous trend where bureaucracy is being prioritised over democracy, and the aspirations of the people are being sidelined. The people of Jammu & Kashmir deserve a Government of their own-not remote control from Delhi”.
He was addressing YNC workers at party office Jammu. He said the BJP led government in the Centre has not fulfilled the commitment made in the Parliament and in the Supreme Court of India to restore the Statehood in J&K. Statehood is the right of the people of J&K, he added.
The joining programme was presided over by Provincial secretary Sheikh Bashir Ahmed and was organized by Tejinder Pal Singh Aman, Provincial president of YNC in the presence of Provincial vice president YNC Nitish Goswami, Zameer Qureshi, District president YNC Jammu Urban Sahil Kerni, and other youth leaders who warmly welcomed the new entrants into the party fold. A number of enthusiastic youth, including Kartik Ghai and his team, joined the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) at the Party headquarters, Jammu, reaffirming their faith in the party’s vision of unity, development, and empowerment of youth.
Addressing a meeting of key youth leaders and office bearers in Jammu, Sheikh Bashir emphasized the need for grassroots mobilisation, disciplined coordination, and issue-based campaigning, especially among the younger electorate, who have been the worst sufferers of the broken promises made by the BJP post the abrogation of Article 370.
Tejinder Pal Singh strongly criticized the previous BJP-led government for its total failure in addressing the growing issue of unemployment among the youth. He stated that despite tall promises, the previous administration failed to generate adequate Job opportunities , leaving a large section of the young population frustrated and directionless. He emphasized that the Omar- led government had launched several impactful aimed at the welfare of youth, women and senior citizens in Jammu and Kashmir.
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