Vikar Rasool accuses NC of failing J&K people

Banihal, Nov 03: Senior Congress leader and former MLA Banihal Vikar Rasool Wani launched a scathing attack on the National Conference (NC) government and the local MLA, accusing them of total failure in addressing the public’s grievances in the Banihal–Gool constituency.

Addressing party workers and supporters, Vikar Rasool alleged that the NC entered into a secret deal with the BJP during the Rajya Sabha elections to ensure the BJP’s victory, compromising the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

He further accused the local MLA of ignoring public issues and spending more time “praising NC leaders” rather than raising the voice of Banihal’s residents in the Assembly.

Earlier, Vikar Rasool chaired a meeting of Congress workers in Banihal, after which they held a rally and marched to the SDM Office Banihal, where they submitted a memorandum of demands.

The memorandum called for implementation of the Backward Area quota upto 20 percent, reduction in electricity bills, and filling vacant medical posts at Banihal Hospital, especially the post of gynecologist, which has been lying vacant for months.

The Congress leader said the people of Banihal have been neglected by MLA Banihal despite lot of promises and warned that if the government fails to address public demands, the agitation will be intensified.