Suhail Khan

Rafiabad, March 31: Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, BJP leader and candidate for Baramulla seat M. M War on Sunday said that National Conference’s thousand workers were equal to one Bhartiya Janta Party worker.

Addressing a gathering of BJP workers at Shatloo area in the upper reaches of Rafiabad, War said that BJP will win all three seats in Kashmir valley. Those who are supporters and well wishers will never participate in rallies as they’ll caste vote on voting day only.

While attacking on opposite parties, War said that they are deceiving people by showing fake rallies as they are calling their workers across valley for participating in election rallies. He said that it’s our party who focused on vote day not on rallies.

Former Deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Nirmal Singh, besides other senior leaders of BJP were present on the occasion.

Appealing to people of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior National Conference (NC) leader and former Legislator from Shopian, Sheikh Mohammad Rafi, urged them to come forward to keep the communal forces, “and those who allied with these communal forces out in the upcoming parliamentary elections.”

Via a press release, he said, “In the state of J&K, for centuries or more before emancipation, nationalists of all the religious communities had stridently advocated for communal harmony. It went on for centuries and centuries together.”

Addressing to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he stated that last five years have been miserable for everyone. “Even the people who’re unemployed are miserable after these 5 years of Modi led BJP. However regrettable, this state of affairs is not really surprising,” he added.

“Say no to BJP and all their allies. We don’t deserve another 5 miserable years of BJP,” he stated.

Former senior People’s Democratic Party (PDP) senior and newly joined Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) Javeed Mustafa Mir faced resentment from supporter of Dr Shah Faisal, from Doda district, while addressing his first meeting in Jammu organised by the leaders and activists of JKPM Jammu region at Hotel Ritz.

As per reports, the normal functioning of the event turned ugly when a supporter of Dr. Faesal hailing from Doda district Tariq Hussain Rather stood on his chair and interrupted Javeed Mustafa Mir during his address and raised objectionable question for his (Javeed Mir) joining in the JKPM.

He further alleged that joining of such leaders in JKPM will fail the mission of IAS topper, Dr Faesal’s dream who had already resigned when he found that people of J-K are deprived of their fundamental rights including development and other issues.

He added that such kind of so-called leaders is failed in addressing the issues and problems being faced by the people of all the three regions.

“We are not opposing whosoever is joining JKPM led by Dr Shah Faisal but my aim is to aware our Movement leadership not to fall fray in dirty politics of such like so-called leaders of mainstream political parties who had already ruined the future of people of J&K for the last 7 decades for their vested interests,” He said.

“We will not allow such vested interest people in the JKPM who are trying to tarnish the image of the party which has been established under the leadership of an honest and dedicated young and youth Shah Faesal sahib who is in aiming to provide justice to every people of the state,” he added. (Inputs from KNO)

Srinagar, Mar 31 : Urging people to exercise their franchise in favour of the Congress party candidates to ensure defeat of communal forces, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G.A. Mir has said that the upcoming Lok Sabha election has provided best opportunity to people to defeat the political exploitation on the part of BJP-PDP and other opportunist forces.

G A Mir said that Congress will continue to fight against the forces inimical to peace and development of the State. He also appealed the people to vote for Congress to keep communal forces at bay.

AICC Secretary Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Khan (MLA) also addressed the rallies and urged the people to forge unity on all fronts to ensure defeat of fascist and disruptive forces.

JKPCC President G.A. Mir while addressing series of election rallies in Bandipora and Dangarpora Sopore has expressed confidence that Congress will win the election in the Country and State with a thumping majority, it will ensure defeat of communal and fascist which are hell bent upon to divide people on religious and regional lines for the sake of coming into the power.

G.A. Mir was accompanied of senior party leaders including AICC secretary Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, Gulam Nabi Monga, Usman Majeed, Farooq Andrabi, Haji Farooq Mir (Candidate), Imtiyaz Parray, Umer Kakroo, Irshad Wani, Nazir Lone and others.

Addressing the gatherings, G.A. Mir said the upcoming Lok Sabha election was a direct fight between communal and fascist forces in the country. “People should not forget as to what BJP has done during their five years rule in the country, they were feeling insecure under BJP rule in the country,” he said.

“BJP has brought miseries and exploited people on various counts for votes, but at the same time, Mir felt confident that people will defeat the politics of exploitation on the part of BJP and other forces to ensure victory of secular forces in the country.”

Lashing out at the previous PDP-BJP Government over adding woes to people, G.A. Mir reminded that since the PDP-BJP assumed power in the State, things have gone from bad to worse, bloodshed, harassment of innocent people has been the hallmark of PDP-BJP coalition, despite the contradiction in their approach they enjoyed poor and continued to fool people on sensitive issues.

“I want to remind you (people) about the promises made by PDP in Kashmir and BJP in Jammu during the election in 2014 which have fallen flat,” he said. “What happened to those promises, have they fulfilled any single promise during their rule,” Mir questioned and asked the people to give a befitting reply to PDP-BJP and other opportunist forces for exploiting them and playing with their emotions, from time to time.

“BJP is in habit of playing religious & emotional cards for electoral gains and emphasized the people to defeat their nefarious designs to ensure victory of Congress party with a thumping majority,” Mir tells people.

“JKPCC president felt confident that Congress will form the Government at Centre and will get majority in State in Jammu and Kashmir in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections,” he added and emphasized the people to forge unity and ensure victory of Congress candidates, for the fact, it is the Congress alone which has the capability of safeguarding the interests of the people, besides ensuring that they do not suffer further on account of employment and others facilities they deserve.

Addressing the rallies Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, Gulam Nabi Monga, and Usman Majeed sought votes for Congress candidate Haji Farooq Mir and appealed the people to ensure his victory with a thumping majority, as that, it is the Congress Party which has serve the people and will remain committed to serve them to the best of its ability.

On this occasion prominent political leader from north Kashmir Deen Mohammad Cheeta joined Congress. Congress leadership welcomed him.