Srinagar: The All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina Monday said that the mainstream political parties in Kashmir have failed the people of the erstwhile state.
Addressing a rally in Jammu’s Nanak Nagar, Raina said the traditional parties in Kashmir have been unable to solve even the basic problems of the people as they have only cared about their ‘dear ones’.
He said that these parties were well aware of over one-lakh vacancies in different government departments, but no step was taken to fill them.
“The mainstream political parties only believe in the rehabilitation of their dear ones. Late Sheikh Abdullah propelled his son Farooq Abdullah to rule over the people of J&K. Later, Farooq passed on the baton to his son Omar Abdullah and now the sons of Omar are taking part in election rallies,” asserted Raina.
“The stage is set for them, and on the other hand the unemployed youth continue to suffer even as they are unable to feed their families,” he said.
The APSCC chairman said that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is no different than the National Conference (NC) in practicing nepotism and dynastic politics in the region.
“PDP founder Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed introduced his daughter Mehbooba Mufti so that no outsider assumes an important post in the party. He said the third generation of the Mufti family has plunged into electoral politics as Mehbooba’s daughter, Iltija Mufti is fighting the elections from Bijbehara assembly seat.
“On one side the political parties are busy in rehabilitation of their kith and kin, while on the other the educated youth continue to be jobless. The regional parties while being in power did nothing to address the burning issue of unemployment with people being the ultimate sufferers,” said Raina.
The APSCC chairman said the youth should remain vigilant in the upcoming assembly elections and vote for candidates who can solve their problems.
He asked the youth not to be misguided by the fake slogans of the traditional parties and instead give chance to new people.
Raina said that sectors like tourism, fishing, floriculture, silk industry and others can provide jobs to the youth but people at the helm of the affairs lack will-power to improve others’ life through these sectors.
He also claimed that APSCC has a blueprint for addressing the unemployment issue of the youth of Jammu & Kashmir.
