Srinagar July 18 (KNS):   People of Jammu and Kashmir were grappling with problems especially it's lost identity , burgeoning unemployment and rights on land , Chairman People's Democratic Front (PDF ) and former Minister Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen has said while  enjoining upon all the mainstream political parties to desist from exploiting the genuine pain and miseries of common people for satiating thier petty  vested interests. . " Since the process  for much awaited  elections in Jammu and Kashmir  seems to  have been set into motion , political parties should raise real issues confronting beleaguered people  than promising things that were constitutionally impossible to achieve ,which later  becomes  the cause of  betrayals , just in the past , Hakeem Yaseen said while speaking in the meeting of the  political affairs committee of PDF here on Monday .

He said  political parties and all  the  stakeholders shall have to  rise above petty vested interests and focus on addressing real socio-political and developmental  issues confronting the people to bring  the life in Jammu and Kashmir back on rails . He said some political parties were exploiting expectations of the people by promising things like moon and stars to lure them for petty political gains that was constitutionally impossible . " Instead ,  we should utilise our   resources to meet the real  socio-political aspirations of the people which was imperative for  bringing peace , prosperity and development in Jammu and Kashmir , Hakeem Yaseen maintained adding that our  priority  should be to seek restoration of constitunal gaurantees with main focus on statehood , rights on land and employment . Saying that Art.370 was subjudice  , Hakeem Yaseen hoped that Supreme court would respect the urges and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir about its early  restoration.

 PDF Chairman said that his party do not believe in emotional exploitation of the people on religious , regional or cast basis for seeking vote but on performance in the service of the people on ground . He urged the PDF rank and file to expand its public outreach further  , enhance people to people contact , try to highlight the basic problems of the people and try to redress thier grievance . He said wholehearted and  selfless service to the people was key to success in the field .(KNS)