Srinagar, Nov 25: Advising Member Parliament Aga Ruhullah Mehdi to raise issues in the Parliament and not on streets, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said the senior leader should focus on working for people rather than looking for opportunities to remain in the limelight.
Talking to reporters, the Deputy CM said that the Chief Minister has made it clear that there is no proposal to hike the electricity tariff. “Nobody has stopped Aga Sahab from protesting. He is an Honorable Member Parliament and should raise issues there,” he said.
Choudhary added that the MP has his own protocol. “He should speak to the Chief Minister. He should speak to the Prime Minister. But, it doesn’t suit an MP to speak on the streets to be in the limelight,” he said.
The Deputy Chief Minister stated that the media should avoid giving hype to the people who are trying to be in the limelight.
Replying to a query on Ruhullah’s resignation, Choudhary said if he has tendered the resignation, let him show the copy of his resignation. “If he (Ruhullah) wants to serve the people then he should meet the honourable Chief Minister to discuss the issues, rather than speaking on the streets,” he added.
Pertinently, the estranged National Conference Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has asked his party-led government in Jammu and Kashmir to resolve the reservation issue before the winter session of Parliament ends, saying he will join the quota protests if no action is taken.
Moreover, Choudhary stated that there are no plans to increase the electricity tariff, saying that the rumours are media creation and far from the truth.
The Deputy Chief Minister while reacting to the controversy over the enrolment of Muslim community students in SMVDU, said, “The education must be kept away from politics, religion and other things. Students must get admissions on the basis of merit irrespective of the caste and religion.”—(KNO)
