PDP youth hold demonstration against cricket scam

 Srinagar, March 15 (Scoop News) – Demanding a thorough probe in the multi-crore scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), large number of activists of youth wing of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP led by youth general secretary Engineer Nazir Ahmed Yatoo, including District president Jahangir Wani, Imtiyaz Rasool,  Parvez Ahmed, Jeelani Kumar and other youth zonal presidents staged massive demonstration in Srinagar city. PDP youth wing activists demanded that like Common Wealth Game (CWG) chairman Suresh Kalmadi, action should also be taken against JKCA president Dr Farooq Abdullah, who is heading the sports body. The procession of PDP youth wing activists passed through different localities of Srinagar city before turned into a rally. PDP activists shouted slogans against National Conference government and JKCA president Dr Farooq Abdullah.

Addressing party activists, PDP youth wing general secretary Engineer Nazir Ah Yatoo said that PDP was leveling charges on Dr Farooq Abdullah on its own. He said that document procured by the party clearly reflect that a whopping amount was fraudulently withdrawn from the account of the JKCA with the consent of Dr Abdullah. He said that documents of Jammu and Kashmir Bank also established involvement of Dr Farooq Abdullah in the scam and it was need of the hour to properly investigate the whole scandal. He said that to ensure proper investigation in this case, it was necessary to take action against Farooq Abdullah.

Yatoo regretted that youth of Jammu and Kashmir have been agitating to get basic facilities in sports especially in cricket but the whopping amount sanctioned by the BCCI for promotion of cricket has been brazenly pocketed by those who are managing affairs of JKCA.

Nazir Yatoo  said that National Conference has not left any sector where the party leaders have looted the public money. Now the NC leaders have brazenly started siphoning off the money meant for development of sports in the state. He warned that such loot by the NC leadership would further fuel alienation among the people especially among the youth.

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