Assembly session disappointing for people: Hakeem Yaseen

Srinagar, Nov 1: President of the People’s Democratic Front (PDF) and former minister Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen on Saturday criticised the recently concluded Assembly session, describing it as “a complete disappointment” for the people who had high hopes for decisive governance and relief measures, said a press release.

Yaseen said that despite being the first full-fledged assembly session after a long gap, the proceedings failed to address any major issues concerning the common people. “The people of Jammu and Kashmir were expecting the government to announce concrete steps to tackle unemployment, rising inflation, and the losses suffered by farmers and orchardists due to natural calamities this year,” he said. “However, instead of policy discussions or relief announcements, the session was consumed by blame games and personal accusations between ruling and opposition members.”

He remarked that “such behavior from elected representatives was deeply unfortunate and amounted to a waste of public money and precious time.” “The assembly, which should have been a platform for meaningful debate and policy formulation, turned into a battleground of political egos. It reflected poorly on the democratic institutions and on the government’s commitment towards public welfare,” Yaseen said.