Srinagar (J&K),– Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron and former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Strongly condemning the brutal Israeli aggression on hapless Palestinians.
Sayeed at a meeting of the party’s newly elected legislators in Srinagar on Friday, urged the World community to ensure the safety and security of the traumatized Palestine people, whose lives have been shattered by the latest terror attacks unleashed by the Israelis in the region.
The participants in the meeting prayed for the eternal peace for all those innocent Palestinians who became the victims of the Israeli aggression.Besides the party President Mehbooba Mufti all the senior leaders and newly elected legislators were present at the meeting.
Expressing satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of free and fair polls in the State, Mufti Sayeed hailed the people of Jammu and Kashmir for having reposed their faith in the democratic means to seek solution to the State’s political and economic problems. He also hailed the PDP cadres for their untiring efforts in ensuring a substantive mandate for the party candidates. "The PDP cadres deserve accolades for their undaunted commitment to the party agenda," he said.
He said the people have given mandate to the PDP agenda that reflects their true aspirations. "Emerging as a strong regional force, there is a decisive role ahead for the PDP in charting out a new destiny for the State and its people," he said.
"PDP has laid a clear roadmap for the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue in its Self-Rule document that has been substantively endorsed by the people across the State," Sayeed said. "History would remember PDP for the momentous role it is going to play in defending the State’s distinct political identity," he said.
"It would be now PDP’s mission to work towards the implementation of its J&K-centric agenda that clearly illustrates a way forward for the resolution of the Kashmir issue," Sayeed said and added that the emerging post-election reality is that PDP is a rising political force extending rapidly its area of influence across the length and breadth of Jammu & Kashmir. "PDP’s tryst with the destiny of Kashmir has been endorsed by the masses and it would be now our moral responsibility to voice the urges and aspirations of its people," he said.
Sayeed said having rejected violence, people of Jammu & Kashmir have reposed their faith in peaceful and democratic means for the resolution of their problems and this momentous transformation has to be respected and responded with substantive measures by New Delhi. "The country’s leadership must now respond to this new opportunity and rejuvenate the Kashmir resolution process with fresh resolve," he said and added that any overt or covert effort to depoliticize Kashmir would have dangerous fallout.
Cautioning against misconstruing the large voter turn-out as the Kashmir problem having disappeared, Sayeed said instead of getting complacent, the Government of India should seize the moment and revive the Kashmir resolution process, with renewed resolve, both on the bilateral and internal fronts. He said it is the opportune time for New Delhi to re-initiate an inclusive dialogue process involving various shades of the political opinion in the State to find amicable solution to the State’s political and economic problems.
Extending his heartfelt gratitude to the people for reposing their faith in the PDP agenda, Sayeed said with the public support on its side, the party is now established as a strong regional force to represent the just concerns and aspirations of the people of in every region and sub-region of the State. "I assure the people that PDP would fortify this mandate by representing and safeguarding their aspirations and just concerns as a responsible political party," he said and added that the PDP while playing the role of a responsive and responsible opposition, would expect the new Government to deliver on its commitments made with the people on governance front.