Srinagar, 06 May: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah Wednesday asked party cadres to stay vigilant and alert the public about Delhi-made parties attempting to undermine and obstruct the functioning of the popularly elected government led by Omar Abdullah.
He made these remarks while chairing a one-day Working Committee meeting of District Srinagar at the party headquarters, Nawa-e-Subha.
The meeting was organized by District President Srinagar Peer Afaq Ahmad and was attended by Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar; Additional General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan; Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani; MLAs Mubarak Gul, Ali Muhammad Dar, Tanvir Sadiq, Ahsan Pardesi, Shameema Firdous, Mushtaq Ahmad Guroo, and Salman Ali Sagar; Provincial President Kashmir Showkat Ahmad Mir; Women’s Wing Provincial President Er. Sabiya Qadri; Minority Wing Organiser JS Azad; Provincial Secretary Syed Tawqeer; Trade Union Convenor Ghulam Muhammad Hamdard; besides District Srinagar block presidents and office bearers.
The meeting held detailed deliberations on pressing public issues and key organisational matters, with participants discussing challenges facing the party and possible ways forward.
Dr. Farooq in his address said the NC government led by Omar Abdullah is acting as a bulwark to safeguard the region’s interests and protect the rights of its people, irrespective of caste, creed, or religion.
He said that this has become a concern for certain forces in New Delhi and within Jammu and Kashmir that seek to erode the region’s unique cultural and political identity. He asserted that the party will continue to defend the interests of the people from Lakhanpur to Kupwara and will not allow such forces to succeed. “These forces may change faces and names, but their agenda remains the same,” he said, adding that their aim is to weaken the region’s distinct identity.
He urged party functionaries to take the government’s governance record to the grassroots and educate people about attempts to create divisions along religious, regional, sectarian, and ideological lines. He also called on the cadre to work closely with the public and actively help resolve their grievances.