Srinagar, 29 Jun: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq Monday said that PDP is resorting to daily political gimmicks to mislead the public, saying the outsourcing is in fact a legacy of PDP-BJP government.
Addressing the media at the party headquarters, Sadiq, as per a party statement, said Mehbooba Mufti first attacked the present government over outsourcing, but after the government’s clarification that the policy was introduced during her tenure as Chief Minister, the PDP shifted its narrative. “They are now saying they are not against outsourcing, only against contracts being awarded to outside agencies. The reality is that any agency local or outside Jammu and Kashmir can register on the GeM portal. The process is centrally managed and the government has no authority to block any eligible bidder,” he said.
Tanvir said the PDP was either unaware of the facts or deliberately distorting them to mislead people. He said the current government inherited the system of outsourcing from the PDP-BJP regime. He said Sunday’s press conference was aimed solely at placing facts before the public and has exposed the misinformation campaign started by PDP and BJP.
He added that several individuals are in jail in connection with the J&K Bank scam which was orchestrated during Mehbooba Mufti’s tenure as CM, while the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s investigation is still underway.
Responding to Sajad Lone’s remarks on outsourcing, Tanvir said, “They are all birds of a feather. Lone was a minister in Mehbooba Mufti’s Cabinet when the outsourcing policy was introduced and questioned why he remained silent at the time.”
