NC poised to form next govt in J&K: Sajjad Shaheen

Banihal, June 30: National Conference (NC) leader and district president, Ramban Sajjad Shaheen on Sunday said that his party will form the next government on its own.

"NC will return to power in Jammu and Kashmir and form the next government on its own by the overwhelming support of people," he said. Shaheen was speaking at a day-long workers' convention held at his residence in Banihal today.

The convention was attended by a large number of party office bearers of district, block, Panchayats, Delegates, former Sarpanches, panches and prominent office bearers of Banihal constituency. The NC leader accused the BJP and its proxies of having the agenda of "grabbing power to realise their hidden plan to further weaken the state's socio-political status."

He alleged all unscrupulous elements and exploiters have come together to "exploit" the people and carry forward the hidden and anti-Kashmir agenda by all means.

"History is repeating the situation that prevailed in 1977 when all power-hungry elements and enemies of National Conference joined hands against late Sher-e-Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, and left no stone unturned to damage National Conference. People, by their overwhelming support, made its detractors bite the dust in 1977," he said. Shaheen said, eversince National Conference brought the autonomy resolution in the J&K assembly in 2000, attempts are on to “suppress” the voice of the people. “The creation of the proxies served the same purpose,” he said.

Shaheen further said, late Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah had “foreseen this long back.” “Just before his death, he had predicted that new leaders and parties will be created in every nook and corner of Kashmir. Today, we are witnessing the same,” the NC leader said.

Urging party cadres to gear up for the upcoming assembly elections and work tirelessly to strengthen the party at the grassroots level so that National Conference could emerge victorious in the upcoming Assembly elections and form the next government on its own.

A large number of political activists from various political parties including a forest Range Officer besides dozens of prominent political workers, joined National Conference and resolved to strengthen the party at the grassroots level.