Mr Vakil called Chief Minister Omar Abdullah incumbent and said he (Omar) preferred to maintain silence despite surfacing so many scandals during the past four years of his rule.
Endorsing the stand taken by both factions of the Hurriyat Conference (HC) and civil society against drug mafia, Mr Vakil, a former minister said that such issues of public importance must find mention in Hurriyat agenda.
Mr Vakil hoped that HC will also come forward in a bigger way to launch a tirade against those corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and executives who had been looting state exchequer since long.
This is indeed a welcome step that HC leaders have started to come forward, understand people’s worries and miseries and also raise their voice against social evils, Mr Vakil said in a statement.
However, he said, the fight against corrupt, social evils, dishonest people and non-performers will have to be taken to a logical conclusion for which members of civil society, separatist leaders, politicians and social activists drawn from all walks of life must all come forward and root out such people eating into vitals of our society.
Mr Vakil said the root cause of prevailing unrest amongst masses and especially youth was as a result of rise in levels of corruption which need to be checked.
He appealed to Congress high command and AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi to initiate action against corrupt ministers who have not only deprived people of their rights, looted state exchequer, amassed huge wealth, but also defamed and damaged Congress party in a big way.
(Free Press Kashmir)
