Srinagar: Reacting to Nasir Aslam Wani’s charges, MLA Pulwama Waheed Para stated that blaming the PDP cannot absolve the National Conference (NC) of its historic betrayals and fresh compromises on Article 370.
Para claimed that PDP’s alliances with Congress and BJP were based on a common minimum program (CMP), focusing on addressing Kashmir’s core issues and promoting dialogue within the framework of the Constitution. In contrast, he accused NC of using alliances solely to normalize its betrayals and compromises, avoiding accountability for unfulfilled promises in their poll manifesto.
“NC doesn’t want people to question their broken promises and even refrains from mentioning them in their resolutions. They have abandoned our resolutions, both written and verbal commitments in the Assembly,” Para added.
He reiterated that the PDP has “consistently been true to its agenda, both in and out of government”. Even during the 2014 alliance, the party’s focus remained on addressing Kashmir’s core issues through dialogue, he claimed.
He further added that “since NC leadership doesn’t know anything about 5th August 2019, will they explain their meeting with PM on 3rd August 2019, when entire Kashmir was turned into jail?”
Directly targeting Nasir Aslam Wani, the Advisor to CM Omar Abdullah, Para questioned how Nasir Aslam wasn’t detained in 2019. “Why was he the sole exception, who enjoyed freedom when everyone was in jail?” questioned Parra.
He criticized NC’s failure to deliver on its promise of one lakh jobs, saying so far they have made only one appointment – an obvious reference to Wani’s appointment as Advisor to CM.
He further asked to clarify NC about the agenda when they allied with BJP in 2000 for a junior ministerial berth in NDA.
