GreaterKashmir.com:
Srinagar: Saturday, 16 August 2014.
With Assembly
elections due by the year end, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
Friday appealed to the people of the Valley to make use of their power to vote
as it helps in development while stating that "boycott politics" of
separatists has not achieved anything.
"I am
not going to tell you who you should vote for but please make use of your right
to vote as it helps in development process. It is because of the votes in 2008
that we have been able to achieve so much in the past five and half
years," he said in his Independence Day speech at Bakshi Stadium here.
The Chief
Minister said there will be people who will urge you not to vote as they claim
that it affects the resolution of Kashmir issue.
"What
has the boycott of elections achieved in the past 25 years? Jammu votes in
numbers, Ladakh votes in numbers but not Kashmir," he said, adding that
"boycott politics of separatists over 25 years has not achieved
anything".
Omar said the
2008 Assembly elections were not contested for resolution of Kashmir issue but
only to improve basic amenities like electricity, water supply, education and
healthcare.
The Chief
Minister presented an overview of the major achievements of his government during
the last nearly six years, saying main sectors of roads, water supply, power,
education and health received focused attention.
He also
referred to the growth and improvement registered in agriculture, horticulture
and allied sectors.
Omar
mentioned the enactment of RTI and Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) as
historic steps for empowerment of people.
He said these
measures along with e-purchasing, e-tendering, third party monitoring,
constitution of Vigilance Commission and Re-constitution of Accountability
Commission have strengthened institutions and empowered people to curb
corruption.
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