Srinagar, May 17: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Dr Mehboob Beg on Sunday said that the people of Kashmir have shown resilience from time to time and asserted that the party would continue to stand with them.
Addressing a PDP rally at S K Park Srinagar, Dr Beg, former Parliamentarian and Cabinet Minister, appreciated the people of Srinagar for their resistance and support.
“It is because of your resistance that we the people of Kashmir are existing and our party is determined to stand by you,” Mehboob Beg told the gathering.
He said the opposition has a responsibility to make the ruling party accountable.
Questioning the ruling party, Dr Beg asked why the issue of abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35-A was not discussed in the Legislative Assembly despite a unanimous resolution seeking their restoration.
“Why is it that the ruling party chose not to discuss abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A in the Legislative Assembly and unanimously passed a resolution saying that Article 370 and 35-A should be restored,” he questioned.
Dr Beg also questioned Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over promises mentioned in the party manifesto.
“Why is Omar Abdullah Sahab making fun of his own manifesto which talked about free gas cylinders, a big no to smart meters and giving government jobs to unemployed youth, including one lakh jobs in one year,” he said.
Beg asked the government not to make liquor and drugs available to the youth, and instead provide them jobs as promised by the party.
