Srinagar, Apr 28: Senior PDP leader Dr Mehbooba Beg and party candidate for Srinagar parliamentary constituency, Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra today addressed a party worker’s convention at Fatehkadal here.
According to a press release, party general secretary Dr Mehboob Beg in his address lamented “erosion of civil liberties in Jammu and Kashmir.” Dr Beg emphasised on the urgent need to uplift the disenfranchised masses, shielding them from dispossession and restoring their rightful place. He also expressed deep concern over exploitation of our resources and the alarming rise in unemployment and substance abuse among the youth.
The PDP leader strongly condemned the unprecedented hikes in power tariffs.” Jammu and Kashmir is producing massive power , which is provided to other states at subsidised costs while as valley is being deliberately put into continued darkness under unscheduled long power cuts.,” he said.
Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra said that this election transcends mere political maneuvers; it symbolizes a fervent call to preserve identity and restore dignity to a populace besieged by adversity. “The love and affection that I see from Srinagar is worth encouraging particularly from Shahr-e- Khaas, People understand that we need a voice who will stand up to the powers in Delhi and talk about issues confronting Kashmir, talk about atrocities that have been committed in 2019,” he said. Parra added that the way Article 370 was” illegally, unconstitutionally snatched from us.” “ We are going to stand up against that, and this decision is not acceptable to the People of Jammu and Kashmir. You will have to reverse it,” he aid.
On this occasion State Secretary and Incharge Constituency Habakadal Arif Laigaroo implored upon the electorate to recognise the power inherent in their vote, affirming that PDP’s voice, fortified by the collective endorsement of the people, would stand as a bulwark He said that democratic resistance is not an abstract concept but a tangible force for change, a catalyst for reclaiming agency in the face of systemic injustice.