{"id":11343,"date":"2026-02-04T20:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=11343"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:09:06","slug":"use-your-50-mlas-to-hear-people-out-para-tells-cm-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/use-your-50-mlas-to-hear-people-out-para-tells-cm-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"Use your 50 MLAs to hear people out: Para tells CM Omar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Feb 04:\u00a0<\/strong>Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Pulwama, Waheed ur Rehman Para launched a strong attack on the Omar Abdullah-led government in the Assembly on Wednesday, urging it to focus on issues within its control instead of “avoiding responsibility”.<\/p>\n

Para said that the ruling alliance enjoys the support of over 50 MLAs and must use this strength to engage directly with the people of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that restoring special status and other political issues requires time. But why not address issues that are in your hands?\u201d Para asked. \u201cYou were voted for human dignity, as developmental works were taken up during the LG administration as well, but what has actually changed on the ground in the last one year?\u201d<\/p>\n

He said stability should not come at the cost of people’s rights and self-respect. \u201cWhat was happening in the LG administration continues – employee termination, NIA raids, and attachment of properties were going on then and are going on now. It clearly indicates that your vision document lacks compassion and any roadmap for healing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The PDP leader accused the government of showing aggression only against political opponents within Jammu and Kashmir while lacking the same resolve during meetings with central leadership. \u201cYou fight fiercely with the Leader of the Opposition and BJP leaders here, but that energy disappears when you meet the PM, HM, and others in Delhi,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

Para urged that constant blame games between the PDP and NC over past mistakes would not shape the future of Jammu and Kashmir. He added that since Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting J&K, the local government must ask him to engage with local people here, as Shah \u201calways says he will talk to the people of J&K, not Pakistan\u201d.<\/p>\n

The MLA said that nobody is listening to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir. “This has led to a growing sense of defeat among them, with unresolved issues of merit, reservations, and empowerment adding to their concerns,” he said. \u201cPeople are losing hope because fairness is not being delivered.”<\/p>\n

Para revealed that none of the 15 development works sanctioned in his constituency last year had been tendered, while \u20b9300 crore sanctioned under the Special Assistance Scheme had seen zero expenditure. \u201cWhat is the fun of sanctioning then?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n

He also alleged that 28 departments submitted \u201ccopy-paste replies\u201d in the Assembly, reflecting the same project status as one year ago. “This is a sign of stagnation, not governance,” he said.<\/p>\n

The PDP leader said that structural changes in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s administrative framework had weakened all legislators, including BJP members. \u201cToday, all of us in this House are weaker than before, and there is no reason for Kashmiris to fight each other. The Chief Minister must fight for Kashmiris, not Kashmiri versus Kashmiri,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He claimed that smaller parties were being “silenced” in the House. \u201cDon\u2019t dehumanise us because PDP has four MLAs and PC has one. Democracy is about voice, not numbers,” he said.<\/p>\n

On the reservation issue, Para said it could have been resolved administratively through a Social Welfare Department order instead of prolonged political drama. He also proposed establishing two campuses of the National Law University, one in Jammu and one in Kashmir, to avoid regional controversy.<\/p>\n

Alleging favouritism, the PDP MLA claimed that NC leader and CM’s Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani was given ministerial status and his son received a state award without justification, while persons such as Irfan Sarkar, who organised the Valley\u2019s first day-night cricket tournament, along with many other deserving people, were ignored.<\/p>\n

Following Para\u2019s remarks against NC\u2019s Aslam and his son, several National Conference MLAs raised counter-questions regarding PDP\u2019s past decisions, including how Tasaduq Mufti was appointed as a minister during the previous PDP government, leading to a heated exchange in the Assembly\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Feb 04:\u00a0Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Pulwama, Waheed ur Rehman Para launched a strong attack on the Omar Abdullah-led government in the Assembly on Wednesday, urging it to focus on issues within its control instead of “avoiding responsibility”. Para said that the ruling alliance enjoys the support of over 50 MLAs and must use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11343"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11345,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11343\/revisions\/11345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}