KASHMIR-MEHBOOBA 2 LAST

"PDP is a cementing force to unite all regions and sub- "PDP is a cementing force to unite all regions and sub-regions of the state," Mehbooba said, adding her party, unlikeother political parties, has never indulged in doublespeak tohoodwink the people for petty political gains. "Earning faith and trust of the people of J&K is thebiggest achievement of PDP," she said and asked the PDP cadresto take the party’s message of peace, harmony and stability tothe grassroots level. The Chief Minister said the agenda of the PDP could, to alarge extent, respond to the complex problems of the state,faced as it is with decades long political uncertainty,development deficit, unfulfilled aspirations, mountingunemployment, corruption, nepotism and favoritism. Expressing satisfaction at the steady growth of PDP, as aplatform for change in Jammu & Kashmir, she said "the creditgoes to the disciplined, dedicated and ideologically motivatedcadres" of the party and people living in all regions of thestate. "It is because of the selfless efforts of the partycadres that PDP has now emerged as a respectable voice fromthe state that channelizes the aspirations of the peopleacross regions, religions and communities— representing thebeautiful mosaic of the diversity of J&K," she said. PTI ABAKK