NC leader slams previous coalition for depriving JK of relief, growth
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised the previous government of the PDP and the BJP for withholding flood relief and development during its 10-month rule in the state.
“The Governor’s administration has released a certain amount of money for flood victims, has undertaken dredging of the Jhelum on a war-footing and resumed work on stalled development projects that were initiated before the PDP-BJP alliance took over. Since there was no new inflow of funds from New Delhi, it goes on to prove that the PDP-BJP government had deliberately suffocated the state, depriving people of development and relief,” Omar told reporters during his tour of the Beerwah Assembly segment.
Omar, who is the NC working president and legislator from Beerwah, said the PDP-BJP government’s biggest indictment was the complete indifference of the people towards the never-ending theatrical performance between the PDP and the BJP over government formation.
“People of the state have stopped wondering and stopped talking about government formation. This is not only a serious and loud indictment of the PDP-BJP alliance and its failed government but it also poses a risk to the future of institutional democracy in a state like Jammu and Kashmir that has been ravaged by political turmoil and uncertainty and where cynicism has long-term consequences,” he said.
Omar said people voted in large numbers but now stand “disillusioned and disenchanted while the PDP and the BJP continue to deprive the state of an elected government despite being in an alliance they term sacred”.
