NC must introspect honestly and apologise people to restore credibility: MP Ruhullah

STC NEWS DESK
BUDGAM, NOVEMBER 16 (STC): The National Conference (NC) leadership should acknowledge mistakes committed in the recently concluded Assembly elections and return to the discipline and principles displayed during past electoral contests, said it’s Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi here today while addressing his party workers.
“The National Conference must come back to its disciplined path or face the consequences of public disillusionment. If the party fails to correct its course, I will not hesitate to speak openly,” he cautioned the party leadership.
Ruhullah said the party must introspect honestly and apologise to the people for decisions that have damaged its credibility. He said political accountability is essential and warned that dishonesty with the electorate will only push the party toward decline.
The party should not assume that people will continue to seek its favour or fear its authority, Ruhullah said and added that he had consciously maintained silence throughout the election period, refraining from supporting or opposing any candidate, but that silence should not be mistaken for weakness.
“Only transparency, humility and sincere engagement with the people can restore trust. The public expects accountability and that the party must rise to that expectation before it is too late,” Ruhullah reiterated.
Referring to Omar Abdullah directly, Ruhullah said he had reminded him during last year’s campaign that Budgam was going to the polls for the fourth time since he entered politics. “In every election, I increased my vote share by honouring the commitments made to people. This time you were contesting instead of me, I promised to ensure the same increase in your votes,” he said.
He added that he had believed the 2024 victory and the formation of the present government would strengthen his ongoing fight in Parliament over the past four months. “But they betrayed the people,” he said, without naming the Chief Minister.
(Straight Talk Communications)