National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that his party is privy to the anger and despair that is writ large on the face of people in Pulwama.
Addressing an election rally at Mujahid Manzil here in southKashmir to garner support for party’s candidate, Justice (retd) HasnainMasoodi, for Anantnag Parliamentary constituency, Omar asked the people to votein NC’s favour to make New Delhi accountable for what it did during past fiveyears.
He said, “Little did the people of Pulwama know that thosewho they had voted for will exploit their votes to grind their own axe and towield the power.”
“The people of Pulwama came out in large numbers to casttheir votes in 2014 elections to secure better future for their children, fordevelopment. However nothing of that sort happened, on the contrary we seegloom writ large on the faces of the people of Pulwama. The party, who youvoted for, berated and belittled your mandate to ascend the altar of power,”Omar said.
He said, “Thepluralistic and vivacious spirit of Pulwama was shattered by CASO’s,crackdowns, blinding, arrests, and innumerable other torments. Now anopportunity is tapping your door, you have to utilize it to show your rage toPDP for letting lose the mammoth of destruction in Pulwama by hobnobbing withBJP. You have to utilize this opportunity and not let it go un-utilized withoutexpressing your anger on PDP through the use of ballot.”
Omar, while appreciating the people of Pulwama for upholdingthe spirit of inter communal camaraderie and tolerance said, “The sanctimoniousdisposition of the people of Pulwama was exhibited at various instances be itre-construction of a temple or rescuing the yatris.”
“We still recollect that during the troubled 2016 when an Amarnathyatra bus met with an accident in Awantipora the people thronged to theaccident side and rushed the pilgrims to hospitals in Srinagar for treatmentwithout caring for their safety amidst a volatile situation. They stayed withthem till their families and relatives reached them,” he said.
National Conference vice-president while asking the peopleto support Justice (Retd) Masoodi said, “In the ensuing elections, we have tomake it a point to punish PDP for depriving the people of Pulwama of peace, prosperity. This time you have to make a head way insending a right person to Delhi who could make public the ordeal that thepeople of Pulwama are facing since 2014. Masoodi sahib has it all what it takesto be a good representative; he has no personal axe to grind. On 6 May youshould come out and vote for him. This shall be the first step towards bring toa halt all the miseries unleashed on you by former BJP-PDP government,” adding,” What peace loving people of Pulwama had to go through after 2014 is a directconsequence of PDP’s shameful embrace with BJP. Now it is the time to admonishPDP. All the promises, they made during the election trail of 2014 turned outto be a damp squib. They had sought your votes at the pretext of keeping BJPout, but what followed is history. They shamelessly clubbed with the same BJPfor the lust of power. The much touted AOA didn’t see the light of day.”
Among others NC’s provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani,retired justice Hasnain Masoodi, senior leaders Mir Saifullah, BasharatBhukhari, GN Ratanpuri, Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Mir, Tanvir Sadiq, Shammi Oberoi,Rafiq Ahmad Shah, Rafiq Ahmad Khan, Dr Muhammad Shafi, Javaid Rahim Bhat andMaster Abdul Aziz also addressed the people.