Death anniversary of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed observed

BJP engineering politics of subjugation for its vested interests: Choudhary

National interests camouflage to weaken democracy: Tak

Jammu: Asserting that the present situation of chaos and despair was a temporary phase engineered by the ruling party at the centre to meet its political ends, Peoples Democratic Party General Secretary and former legislator Surinder Choudhary today said that implementing vision of dialogue and reconciliation envisaged by the former chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was the key for establishing lasting peace in the sub-continent.

“The ruling party’s engineered politics of suppression and subjugation cannot be a permanent feature in a democratic country. The foundation of democracy in India is strong enough to stand on its own despite attempts by a political party to create a parallel system of governance”, Choudhary said while addressing well-attended workers meeting here at party headquarters to observe the fifth death anniversary of the party’s founder and former Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed.

He said that the vision and roadmap envisaged by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was today more relevant than ever. “The vision and roadmap of the party is clear and emphasizes on the resolution of all the issue through dialogue and peaceful means”.

 “Today the relevance of the PDP’s vision has assumed more significance in view of the current scenario not only in Jammu and Kashmir but the entire subcontinent. We have been insisting that there is no alternate to reconciliation and dialogue and our late leader Mufti Muhammad Sayed always believed that Jammu and Kashmir can be an epicenter of South Asian cooperation”, he observed.

He reminded how during his short tenure as Chief Minister the late PDP chief steer Jammu and Kashmir out of chaos and bloodshed and restored peace and dignity to the people of the erstwhile state. “He not only formulated a vision but also showed the way forward to achieve what was till than considered to be impossible”, he said adding that the party will stand with the aspirations of general masses while striving for the goal of sustainable peace.

Addressing the gathering former legislator Firdous Tak said that despite attempts to stifle and break Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leadership, the organisation has stood by the principles for which it was formed. “It was not the power but service and struggle as the driving force for Mufti Sahib to form PDP and he stood by his principles and ideas”, he said adding that the current atmosphere of chaos and confusion pushed by the ruling BJP under the camouflage of national interests has only weakened democratic institutions and added to the miseries of general masses.

He added that Jammu and Kashmir was being pushed into darkness and administration was playing the key role in the demolition of all democratic institution. “The ruling BJP has played with the aspirations of every section of the society and today the volcano of dissent and despair was ready to explode”, he said adding, “The present status quo has to change and New Delhi will have to reach out to the people of this erstwhile state one day or the other”.

Others who spoke on the occasion included Rasheed Ahmed Malik, Satpal Singh Charak, Ashok Jogi, RK Bali, Sukhvinder Singh, Sardar Narinder Singh, Chattar Saini, Abdul Hameed Kosheen, KK Sharma, E Peter, Rajiv Sharma (Neetu), Choudhary Shafi, Choudhary Chuni, SS Baloria, SS Sarangal (retired judge), Amit Sharma, Love Kumar, Rajinder Manhas, Varinder Singh Sonu, Rajinder Singh Tinku, Rajat Gupta, Sachin Bhagat, Manju Sharma, Zahida Sabar, Nadeem Rafiq Khan, , Parvesh Bali and RK Pardesi.