Ghulam Nabi Azad, the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party, is urging for early Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir while criticizing the lack of transparency within the administration. He believes that denying people their democratic right is unconstitutional, stating that Jammu and Kashmir, as one of the oldest states in the country, should not be governed solely administratively.
During a workers’ gathering in Bhagwah village of Dessa, Doda district, the former chief minister expressed his concerns about the misgovernance and lack of transparency that has pushed the people to their limits. Azad called on the central government to conduct Assembly elections without any further delay, emphasizing that the people of Jammu and Kashmir need development, good governance, and public participation to keep democracy alive in the region.
Azad also criticized the present regime for dismantling the Roshni scheme, which empowered people to secure their livelihoods, built hospitals for proper patient treatment, and constructed roads to improve connectivity and the economy. He highlighted the adverse consequences of scrapping the scheme, including the loss of land rights, deficient staff in hospitals, poorly maintained roads, and detrimental effects on the economy of common people.
Promising his workers that his party would restore the Roshni scheme and create abundant job opportunities for local youth if elected to power, Azad also assured employment to laborers who are forced to migrate to other states in search of livelihood.
