Describing National Conference a mass movement and representative of marginalised segments of the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, senior party leaders on Tuesday pledged to give the state a strong, stable and responsive government.
“People of the stateare craving for peace and good governance, which can be ensured by NationalConference alone,” General Secretary Ali Mohammed Sagar said while addressingworkers convention here this afternoon, according to a
Sagar said that times bear testimony that NC nevercompromised its political agenda and high values of secular democratic ethos.”We have braved the brunt of highhandedness, animosity and false propaganda.Our leaders and workers were made to suffer severely in different periods butnobody could shatter our firm faith in our political agenda”, he said andcautioned against the machinations being perpetrated by anti-people forces toweaken the party.
“They have no agenda for public good or the betterment ofthe State. They have joined hands only to put hurdles in the forward movementof National Conference to seek permanent peace and youth welfare in the State”,he said and added that these elements have neither in the past deterredNational Conference nor at present will be able to do so as people fullyrecognize them as a spent force.
Speaking on the occasion, Additional General SecretarySheikh Mustafa Kamaal castigated divisive forces and said that solidarity ofJammu, Kashmir and Ladakh is the corner stone of National Conference’spolitical agenda. He said NC will always work for the inclusive and equitabledevelopment of all areas of the State.
Provincial PresidentDevender Singh Rana, while addressing the convention expressed concern overattempts being made to vitiate the political atmosphere in the state and saidpolitics of hate and intolerance is a real threat to democracy that is neededto be fought collectively by the democratic forces.
Rana cautioned divisive forces against playing communal andregional politics, saying this could jeopradise the time tested unity andtranquility of the State. He said Jammu and Kashmir has been a shining exampleof communal and regional unity which is needed to be promoted and sustained,especially in the prevailing hostile conditions.