'Non-resolution' of people’s problems: PDP leaders, workers hold protest

Srinagar, Jul 1: PDP leaders and workers held a protest against the alleged non-resolution of the problems by the common people.

According to a press release issued by the party, several leaders and workers were detained during the protest.  The protest march  was organised to address pressing public issues, including water and electricity shortages, and to criticise the National Conference government’s unfulfilled promises.

The detained leaders include former ministers Abdul Haq Khan, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Basharat Bukhari, and Zahoor Mir; former MLAs Advocate Mohd Yousuf, Noor Mohd, and Gulzar Ahmad; former MLC Khursheed Alam; Vice President of the Youth Wing Najmu Saqib, spokespersons and leaders Arif Laigroo, Iqbal Tramboo, Yaseen Bhat, Qayoom Bhat, Advocate Khursheed Shah, Sarah Nayeem, Shokiya Quareshi, Sheikh Sabah, Tabassum, Mohammad Ashraf Malik along with zone presidents and senior workers.

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti condemned the detentions. Former minister and Party leader Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura added, “This was a democratic protest to raise critical issues affecting J&K’s people. The government’s response shows their fear of accountability.”

Former minister Basharat Bukhari, among those detained, stated, “The people of J&K are suffering due to the government’s incompetence. Our protest was to amplify their voices, but this crackdown shows the administration’s desperation to silence us.”