Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sharply reacted to Omar Abdullah’s statement in which he has promised to restore post of PM and President for Kashmir, stating that the demand was long buried by Omar’s grandfather himself in the accord of 1975.
In a statement PDP senior leader and MLC Muhammad KhurshidAlam said that National Conference is perhaps unaware of its past and how the party deceived the innocentpeople of the state in a most ruthless and sadistic manner.
Alam said one must ask NC why inspite of being the PrimeMinister did the NC founder accept the post of the Chief Minster in 1975 andwhy on 5 July 1975, plebiscite front forwhich people rendered immense sacrifice was formally dissolved by him.
Alam said, “Deceit and deception was always NC’s trademark during the elections of 1977, in order to hoodwink the people of the state particularly those of Kashmir NC sought to raise false issues to obtain support for his party.
“The party talked of Kashmir and told audiences that they are a separate nation. What it didn’t tell the people of Jammu and Kashmir is the fact that it itself has rendered article 370 in effective by accepting it as a temporary and transitional provisions of Indian constitution in 1947 and by striking a deal with the union of India in 1975,” said Alam.