Srinagar, May 19 (KNO): People's Democratic Party (PDP) legislator, Mir Mohammed Fayaz on Monday accused the National Conference (NC) government of failing on every front, saying that the previous Lieutenant Governor's administration was far more effective and efficient.
Addressing a press conference, Fayaz, the MLA from Kupwara, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said there is a "growing public anger", which he described as "absolutely justified". He cited non-functional developmental projects, bureaucratic stagnation, lack of fund releases and deteriorating infrastructure as evidence of the government's failure.
"People voted with passion and gave the National Conference a majority of seats, believing it would perform better than the LG administration. But today, even the work that was already ongoing has come to a halt," Mir said.
The PDP MLA said no significant funds have been released in the past seven months, despite repeated appeals from MLAs and the public alike. Even in the LG era, village-level representatives like Sarpanches, DDCs, and BDCs had their plans approved and work would begin promptly, especially during the crucial construction months of May and June, he said.
"In the LG administration, work used to begin early in the season. Today, in May, there's no trace of development. If this continues till November, what’s the point of macadamisation in the freezing winter?" he said.
Mir criticised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the finance portfolio, for centralising power without accountability, saying, “He has 15–16 departments under him. All files are stuck. Not a single department is functioning properly.”
He questioned the alleged lack of transparency in budget allocations, pointing out that even though MLAs were asked to submit plans worth Rs 40 crore, no clear communication or disbursal has followed. Even previous state-sanctioned funds, he claimed, have not been released.
The PDP MLA accused the NC-led administration of focusing more on political vendetta than governance, alleging that the government is more interested in controlling police transfers and targeting opposition leaders, rather than solving public issues.
"People voted with record turnout, hoping for change. But nothing has improved. Even National Conference’s own MLAs won’t say it out loud, but they too know there's no work happening," he said.
Mir highlighted the plight of youth, saying, “The government promised 1 lakh jobs, but where are they? The youth are sitting unemployed, and the government is silent.”—(KNO)