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We’ll not allow harassment of Kashmiri students: Omar

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 5/6/2014 12:09:13 AM

Addresses election rallies, says NC brought real Change

SRINAGAR, May 5: Lambasting Narendra Modi for his anti-Kashmiri campaign and instigating university students against Kashmiri boys and girls seeking education in various universities of the country, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, who is also Working President of National Conference described it most unfortunate and an act of highest disregard.
Omar said that for mere political gains Narendra Modi is playing with fire. He said Modi’s this uncalled for and dangerous act would create distress and dismay in the minds of young generation. He cautioned Narendra Modi against the fall-out and consequences of such anti-Kashmiri utterances.
While addressing election rallies at Bandipora, Handwara and Pattan on Monday, Omar urged the Chief Minister’s of all the states of the country to ensure safety of Kashmiri students and debarred such politicians to address university students who flair up communal and regional tension and generate hatred against Kashmiri students.
Omar said that Narendra Modi and his agents should learn a lesson or two from the Kashmiris about the trait of mutual brotherhood, secularism, love and dignified treatment to the guests. “The people of Kashmir receive lakhs of visitors and Yatris every year and are extending highest degree of hospitality and love to them”, he said and asked all the Chief Ministers of the country to take a leaf from this book of people of Kashmir and ensure protection, safety and smooth imparting of education to Kashmiri youth studying in various universities in the Country.
The working President NC hit PDP left, right and centre describing the party an amalgam of power hungry lot whose track record is sufficient proof of betray, opportunism, deception and double-face of its leadership. “Power hungry PDP leadership is known for political somersaulting and making alliances for their convenience”, he said and reminded the people of the broken promises made by this party to the people on providing ‘two employments to each household and giving ‘healing touch’ to their wounds. “All are aware that on employment front Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti got themselves employed as the Chief Minister of the State and the Member of the Parliament, and instead of giving healing touch to the people the leadership of PDP gave them killing touch and indulged in highest degree of nepotism, malpractices and mis-governance. So much so that they dislodged the government of their coalition partner for power thrust”, he said and cautioned the people of the habitual tactics of PDP leadership to blow its own trumpet and mislead the people by raising sentimental and false slogans.
Omar Abdullah said that presently PDP leadership is misleading the masses by carrying the bogus propaganda bogie of ‘Badlau’ (Change) in the current election campaign despite the fact that Lok Sabha election has nothing to do with the election of Chief Minister or the MLAs. “They are doing this to deceive the people otherwise by ‘Badlau’ they want to bring Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India and they are extending all tactical and hidden support to him”, he said and added that the PDP leadership lacks guts and has no courage to openly support Narendra Modi.
“They are in hidden league with BJP which has actually founded this party in the State to carry forward its anti-Jammu and Kashmir agenda and divide the society here through its PDP agents”, he maintained and referred to the fielding of candidates by PDP in Jammu Division tactfully to divide the voters and help BJP.
Omar Abdullah said that ‘Badlau’ (Change) has already been affected by his government in the State in peace scenario, public empowerment and in the development process during the last over five years through the implementation of people-friendly policies, holding of Panchayat Elections, enactment of Public Services Guarantee Act, Right to Information Act, Reconstitution of Accountability Commission, constitution of Vigilance Commission and putting in place various measures to empower people bring transparency in the administrative affairs giving good governance to the people.
The working President NC said that presently voters have to cast their vote to elect the Prime Minister of the Country and Parliament. He said Lok Sabha Polls have nothing to do with the State Assembly elections or the election of the Chief Minister. “When that time will come I will return to you with the performance card of my government. We will give you the detailed account of our work done in all sectors and all areas of the State and then ask you to judge us on our performance”, he said asking the people not to get led astray by the propaganda of ‘change’ being carried by the PDP to deceive the people. He told the voters to vote in large numbers in favour of NC-Congress coalition candidate Sharief-ud-Din Shariq in the Baramulla-Kupwara Parliamentary Constituency going to Polls on 7th of May 2014.
“You have to decide between communal forces led by BJP and supported by PDP in the State and secular democratic society led by Rahul Gandhi and supported by NC-Congress alliance”, he told the people and said that Jammu and Kashmir has always been abode of secular and pluralistic credentials. “We the people of Jammu and Kashmir have always rejected communal forces and the track record in this regard particularly of Kashmir Valley is glaring and unblemished. We have to understand the game being played by PDP to divide us and garner support for its tutor Narendra Modi”, he asserted.
Omar asked the people to vote and support NC-Congress joint candidate from Baramulla-Kupwara Parliamentary Constituency and strengthen the hands of Rahul Gandhi in the Centre. Omar said that coalition government in the State is committed for holistic, equitable and inclusive development of the State besides strengthening secular-democratic trait. “We are fighting the communal and divisive forces”, he said and appealed to the people to stand with the NC-Congress alliance and contribute positively to keep communal forces away from power in New Delhi.
Omar was accorded heartiest welcome by thousands of people at the venues of rallies who were chanting slogans in favour of Omar, his government and his party. They welcomed the Chief Minister by showering flower petals and offering boutiques to him. At Handwara the Working President National Conference was carried in a long procession upto to the site of election meeting in which thousands of enthusiastic crowd participated extending their support to Omar and NC-Congress joint candidate, Sharief-ud-Din Shariq. The conspicuous among the participants in the procession were the youth of the area. President National Conference, Dr Farooq Abdullah, Minister Ch Mohammad Ramzan, National Conference Provincial President, Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani, NC-Congress joint candidate, Sharief-ud-Din Shariq and NC spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu besides various NC, Congress leaders addressed and participated in the rallies.