Srinagar, Apr 21: People’s Conference President Sajad Gani Lone today asked National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah to stoop portraying himself as paragon of virtue.
He alleged that Omar Abdullah is attempting to portray himself as a paragon of virtue. “He must recall his tacit endorsement of human rights violations during his tenure under the Vajpayee government, amidst growing unrest in Kashmir, “Lone said.
He stated that the same government expressed its desire to abolish Article 370, on record, if it had enough parliamentary support.” It was the same dispensation that discarded the proposal for autonomy in J&K but Omar still remained clung to power.
You lack moral authority to label the majority of the local populace, given your lack of ideological disagreement with the BJP. It is puzzling how you can even show your face here,” The PC leader remarked.
According to a press release he was addressing a party rally at Nihalpora in which thousands of people took part. Political leader Riyaz Ahmad Sheikh from Singpora Pattan and social activist Irshad Pandit from Sariwarpora joined PC there..
Lone said that he stands proud among the 99 percent of Kashmiris who have borne the brunt of NC’s misrule rather than aligning with the one percent who perpetrated atrocities.
He asserted that the overwhelming majority, comprising 99 percent of Kashmiris, have been the victims of brutality, subjected to imprisonment, torture, unjust detentions under the PSA, and even extrajudicial executions at the hands of a powerful one percent minority of the National Conference.
Lone said, “They have contributed to creating m graveyards in almost every village and town. They have been at the helm of regimes which killed thousands of innocent Kashmiris, implemented oppressive laws such as the POTA and PSA, along with the law for mandatory police verifications aimed at pushing the people to the wall. Yet, shamelessly, NC leaders are now seeking to portray this majority of victims as agents of Delhi.”
Criticising the National Conference’s tenure, Lone questioned their accountability for the hardships endured by the local populace, despite their historical dominance in North Kashmir, clinching victory in LS elections nine out of 10 times.
“They must answer for their 50-year rule post-1975, characterised by developmental stagnation, oppression of Kashmiris, incarcerations and their shameful complicity during the abrogation of Article-370. If they can address these issues convincingly, we shall extend our sincerest apologies,” he declared.