Srinagar, Aug 27 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday said INDIA alliance will contest the assembly elections with a firm and strong agenda to keep BJP away from the victory in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said this before filing his nomination papers as a Congress candidate from the Door Assembly Constituency in South Kashmir.
Mir said the INDIA alliance, comprising Congress, National Conference, Panthers Party, and Communist party, will contest the assembly elections with a strong agenda to prevent BJP’s victory in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mir, who is the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, said that the BJP is frustrated due to the INDIA alliance.
He emphasized that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been without representation for 11 years, suffering under the BJP’s and central government’s “torture.”
“The INDIA alliance has consistently demanded the restoration of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
Mir highlighted that there were no elected representatives in Jammu and Kashmir, including Panches, Sarpanches, BDC, DDC, Municipality, and the assembly, until the Election Commission of India announced elections following Supreme Court directions.
He expressed hope that the people will participate wholeheartedly in the elections, support the alliance’s agenda, and elect good representatives to form a government next month.
In response to BJP’s criticism of the Congress-National Conference alliance, Mir reiterated that the BJP is frustrated due to the INDIA alliance’s strong agenda to keep them away from victory.
He affirmed that the alliance will fight the elections with a firm agenda and hoped for a decisive mandate from the people to address pending issues, including the restoration of statehood and powers.
