Mufti says LS win no passport to power

PDP fields Ansari’s son, Karra’s sis-in-law from Srinagar

SRINAGAR: While admitting that the recently held Parliamentary poll was more or less driven by communal polarization in some areas, patron of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Monday hinted that in order to score higher in the forthcoming assembly elections in the state, the party was not relying on the resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections.  

“It is unfortunate that the elections in many areas were driven by a communal polarization and it would be necessary to reverse this trend for building a modern welfare state” said Mufti adding that there were strong indicators that the PDP was headed for victory in the Assembly elections as well “but the LS election results should not lead to complacency.”

“We have to continue with our mass contact program and organizational activities to seek a decisive mandate from the people for a strong and accountable government” Mufti said and added the people must get a dependable alternative which can address their problems, curb corruption, ensure upholding of human rights and offers a new world to youth.

The Political Affairs Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party met in Srinagar last evening under the chairmanship of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to discuss the electoral strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, a party statement said adding that the candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections would be declared soon. Newsgathering agency KNS, however, quoted sources saying that Molvi Iftikhar Ansari’s son Imran Ansari will be given mandate to contest from Zadibal, Ashraf Mir from Sonwar, Asiya Naqash (Tariq Karra’s sister-in-law) from Hazratbal and Khursheed Alam from Khanyar. 

“The PAC reviewed the political situation of the state in light of the results of the Lok Sabha elections in which the party swept the Kashmir valley winning all three Lok Sabha seats. The ruling coalition faced a complete white wash,” the party statement said.

The party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed while expressing his appreciation for the well organized election campaign said the ability of the party leaders and workers in carrying its message to the voters had been crucial to their mobilization. “The absence of negativity in the party’s poll discourse, clear agenda and our ability to identify actual issues had brought the PDP to the centre stage of state’s political scenario. The renewed and broad-based faith of the people earned by the party had not only made it the premier political party of the state but has added to its challenges in view of the difficult situation created by the present coalition,” he said.

Mufti said peace and development along with a special focus on issues facing the youth, especially employment generation should continue to guide party’s policies and agenda. He said the party would continue to provide an inclusive platform for all regions and communities of the state for opportunities of growth.

The party statement said the names of party candidates were discussed considering different parameters. He said for a party which happens to be the youngest political organization of the state it was a matter of satisfaction that the selection has to be made from multiple choices. “The PAC recorded the contribution of all contenders for the party mandate and the obvious inability to accommodate all of them should not shut doors on their growth within the party.”

“The PDP is a vibrant and growing party based on democratic principles and every worker will receive due place and opportunity to serve people through different democratic institutions which have been made dysfunctional by the present government” the spokesman said. The list of candidates will be released shortly,” the statement concluded.

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