Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 21: Asserting that Congress Party will do everything to bring the people of J&K out of morass created due to the failure of PDP BJP coalition on all fronts, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President and Party Candidate from Anantnag Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency G.A. Mir has said people need to rise to the occasion to defeat the betrayal & political exploitation on the part of PDP and other opportunist parties currently in fray from this PC. Mir was addressing public meetings at Halsidar, Halan, Dooru Ziyarat and at Historic Lal Chowk in Anantnag town and appealed people not to miss the opportunity of the present elections to defeat BJP RSS menace, which have been dreaming to abrogate Article 370 once they get the clear majority and sought people support to defend the special status of the State from being eroded. He was accompanied by Senior Party leaders Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Khan (MLA) Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, Gulam Nabi Monga, Hilal Ahmad Shah, Surinder Singh Channi and Vinod Koul others. G.A. Mir said PDP which has failed people on all fronts even got the By-Elections to Anantnag Lok Sabha tactfully cancelled to evade defeat besides satisfying the BJP RSS because the communal forces were afraid of Congress Party's victory, now this opportunist Party (PDP) was again trying to mislead people of south Kashmir for electoral gains, but at the same time, Mir felt confident that people of Anantnag will come out on 23rd April to cast their vote in favour of Congress Party to ensure that communal forces and their old friends were kept at bay, he said. He said article 370 reflects the unique identity of Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, working as bridge between State and Centre and Congress Party will take all measures to safeguard the special status, won't allow BJP to play with the emotions of the people, for the fact, the Special Status granted to J&K under Constitutions of India has emotional binding with the people, any attempt to dilute it will be thwarted. Mir said. |