JUNE 19: PDP leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed Para targetted the NC Government over reservation citing that with completion of six months of Government the promise to resolve the Reservation issue through a subcommittee report remains unfulfilled.
“That deadline has passed, leaving thousands of students heartbroken and disillusioned, their trust in the system shattered and their futures put on hold,” Para said.
Asserting that the Government is jeopardizing the career of the youth, Para said, “This is a deliberate denial of justice. These students have already endured violence, lockdowns, and lost opportunities. Now, as they seek fair representation and rationalised reservation, the government is pushing them further to the margins.”
Coming down heavily on the NC Government and highlighting the connection between NC and BJP, Para said, “The NC government has the power to strike down the BJP-imposed policy with a single administrative order. But the party that promised to reverse BJP’s damage is now complicit in continuing it.
Stating that the party has fallen flat to resolve the issue of reservation making conspicuous the fact that it will it cannot take a stand on crucial issues like Article 370, Statehood and Waqf Bill.
PDP stalwart said, “If this is their response to a pressing youth issue well within their control to solve, then what should we expect on Article 370, statehood, or the Wakf Amendment Bill which requires them to speak truth to power?”
“Erasing merit in Kashmir is not just a political issue but also a national security concern, given that J&K is a border state where the youth are vulnerable to militancy, radicalism, and cross-border influences. If the Kashmiri youth are not offered hope, it will only empower subversive elements, further destabilizing a generation and future. The government’s inaction risks pushing these young people into a corner, forcing them to choose between studying and preparing to face the world or fighting against a system that has failed them,” Para outlined.
Para said, “The Government must act and should be answerable and cannot continue to hide behind excuses, adding “Rationalisation of reservation and proportional representation represent the only fair path forward, and it must be implemented without further delay. We stand with our students without affiliations and unions, feeling their pain, sharing their concern. Their struggle is genuine, and we will fight alongside them until justice is served.”
