Peoples Conference Political Affairs Committee met todayunder the Chairmanship of Sajad Gani Lone to discuss and deliberate on party’sfuture strategy in wake of the recent political developments suggesting athreat to the special identity of the people of Jammu & Kashmir.
While the party stressed that there is as yet no clearevidence, it underscored the need to not be off guard. The PAC was unanimousand unambiguous in its assertion that special provisions are irreversible andsacred for the people of Kashmir, said a spokesman.
He said the party made an appeal to all those parties whobelieve in the defence of these special provisions to refrain from attackingagainst each other, at least for the duration when present political conditionsare mired in suspense.
“Politics gives us enough opportunities to attack eachother and there is enough ammunition with all of us to use against each other.There is no approaching expiry date for any such ammunition that we might haveagainst each other,” he quoted the leaders.
“We have come across a few statements from our rivalparties targeting leadership of Peoples Conference. While the temptation ofgetting back is always very high, we restrained ourselves and refrained fromgoing into war of words at this crucial juncture.”
“These are rather tumultuous times and we have directedall leaders to refrain from sniping at each other. PC will contribute to anysincere collective effort aimed at unifying and amplifying the voices raised indefence of the special status of J&K.”
Among those who attended the meeting include senior vicepresident Ab Gani Vakil, General Secretary Imran Ansari, provincial presidentAbbas Wani, Bashir Ahmed Dar, Abid Hussain Ansari, Raja Aijaz Ali, SheikhImran, Asif Lone and Spokesperson Adnan Ashraf Mir.