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Inability of mainstream parties to deliver resulted in low polling: Sajad

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 4/21/2019 5:52:40 PM

SRINAGAR, Apr 20: Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone today said that the inability of mainstream parties to deliver is partly responsible for low participation of people in the election process.
In a statement, he asked the mainstream party leaders, “What have you done to the people? Why are not people coming out in hordes like in other states to join the polling queues. We are relatively new in mainstream politics; you are a 70-year-old party."
Sajad said unfortunately, "we have become victims of the pessimism that people share about mainstream politics. We do agree that there is a lot of ideological boycott but part of it is also against the inability of the mainstreamers to deliver," he said.
Criticising the NC for their failure to deliver on their lofty promises, Sajad said people of Kashmir know that for generations the Abdullahs have been lying to them.
Lone took a direct dig at former chief minister Omar Abdullah. “Omar Abdullah, you have to answer, what have you done to these people? Why are not they coming out? Wherever we went there is a general pessimism and negative attitude towards false promises. You promised them the elusive moon; short of ‘Azaadi’ you have promised them everything under the sky. And look at the numbers in Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency you have been able to attract. This shows that people know you are lying. They know you always lie through your teeth, that for generations you have been lying to them. Had they taken your promises seriously, put your hand on your heart, would not there have been 80 percent polling”, he added.
While expressing gratitude to the voters of Srinagar Parliament Constituency for reposing their faith in Peoples Conference Sajad said that the lack of queues outside polling stations is a big question mark on the politics of the mainstream parties.