NC Govt promised free electricity, free gas, unemployment all false:Mehbooba Mufti
10/05/2026
Jammu, May 10(KIP)- JK PDP President Mehbooba Mufti addressed party workers during the one-day convention at Poonch and said that after the National Conference was entrusted with a massive mandate, the party waited for nearly two years as a responsible opposition to see how many of the promises made to the people would actually be fulfilled. She said that the party is now moving from one district to another to assess the ground situation, review the unfulfilled promises and understand the difficulties being faced by the common people.
She said that the promises relating to free electricity, free gas, unemployment and relief to the people remain largely unfulfilled, exposing yet another betrayal of the public mandate.
Coming down heavily on the government over unemployment, she said that while one lakh jobs were promised to the youth, disturbing reports are now emerging of jobs being sold for money and backdoor appointments being facilitated through political influence. She questioned how appointments are being made without transparent examinations or interviews and said that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir are being pushed to the wall. She remarked that on one hand the government speaks about fighting the drug menace, while on the other hand it is snatching away the very opportunities that could secure the future of young people.
Highlighting the vision of late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for the Pir Panjal region, she recalled how landmark institutions like Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, multiple degree colleges and higher secondary institutions were established to uplift the region and bring it at par with other districts of Jammu and Kashmir. She expressed concern that today even these institutions and the overall infrastructure development in the Pir Panjal region are facing neglect.
Furthering the vision of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Sahib, she said PDP legislators had introduced bills in the Assembly seeking divisional status for Pir Panjal so that people from far-flung areas are not forced to travel hundreds of kilometres to Jammu or Srinagar for routine administrative work and basic services. She stressed that divisional status for Pir Panjal is not a political demand but a genuine public necessity linked to governance, accessibility and equitable development.
She also reiterated the demand for Hill District status for remote areas like Mendhar so that governance reaches the doorstep of the people and developmental benefits are not confined only to urban centres. She questioned the silence of the National Conference over these demands and criticized attempts to dismiss such proposals, asking whether the region is deliberately being kept backward for political convenience.
She further stressed the urgent need to strengthen and upgrade healthcare infrastructure across the Pir Panjal region so that people are not compelled to suffer due to lack of basic medical facilities.