"The present NDA government headed by Narendra Modi has to follow peace and re-conciliatory policies pursued by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to restore sustainable and lasting peace in this region," PDP patron and former chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed said while addressing an election rally in Bishnah today.
"Since its formation, PDP has been advocating peaceful resolution of all problems," he said.
Mufti said it was the result of the "visionary" policies of Atal Bihari Vajpayee that internal and external peace was restored in the region.
"It was all due to our efforts that the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, during his historical speech at Srinagar, had extended hands of friendship towards Pakistan despite the fact that tension was high on border at that time due to the attack on Parliament," he said.
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"Vajpayee's speech was turning point in the relations between India and Pakistan and credit for this goes to PDP because successive regimes at Centre were convinced with our policies," he said.
Mufti said PDP was formed to provide an alternative to the people of Jammu and Kashmir as the voters earlier had no choice but to vote for National Conference.
"We challenged the hegemony of National Conference and provided alternative to the people," he said.
Mufti said that agenda of PDP is to change the present "corrupt and inefficient" system.
"We want to establish a system of justice and equality and for this support of the people is must," he said. PTI TSS AB.