00:00The election season has started in Kashmir.
00:02While the political parties are holding meetings and releasing manifestos,
00:06what does an Aam Aadmi want from them? We'll try to know.
00:30Unemployment is the biggest problem here.
00:35The government that has been in power, the LG government,
00:38hasn't done much.
00:40I hope that the government that will be formed here will do something.
00:44I've been in jail for a long time.
00:47The situation was really not good.
00:49So, in between, the governments kept forming and getting worse.
00:54So, right now, our problem is that it's very important to form a government here.
01:00As a youth, as a young woman, what are your expectations from the coming elections?
01:11We hope that in this election, for the past 10 years, being a Kashmiri,
01:16we hope that something good happens for us.
01:20Whether we talk about the people here,
01:23because for the past 10 years, the people here have been fighting for their government to come here.
01:29For the government to come here, the Supreme Court had to knock on the door.
01:33So, you can understand that when the Supreme Court knocks on the door,
01:37we stand there for our rights.
01:40So, this is our hope.
01:41In this election, whichever government is formed,
01:43it will work for the Kashmiri people,
01:46it will work for the Kashmiris, it will work for the security here,
01:50it will work for the jobs here, it will work for the land here.
01:53What do you think is the difference between the Uttar Pradesh government and the coming government?
02:02What can the Uttar Pradesh government do?
02:06There is a huge difference between the Uttar Pradesh government and our government.
02:10Because, if we talk about it, you can understand it yourself,
02:13just like there is a difference between the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister,
02:16similarly, there is a difference between our Chief Minister and our government in Uttar Pradesh.
02:22The state has its own Chief Minister.
02:25If the people here have any work, they can send it to their government.
02:30But when the Uttar Pradesh government is in power,
02:32when the governor is in power,
02:35then at that time, if we talk about the ground level,
02:38the people here, who have their own problems,
02:42they are not able to reach the bureaucrats directly.
02:45Because most of the bureaucrats here,
02:47all the officials here, they have come from outside.
02:50So, here, they don't understand the language, the Kashmiri language.
02:54After that, their problems, they are not able to solve them to any extent.
02:58So, I think, if the government comes here,
03:01whatever steps the Election Commission of India has taken,
03:05as a citizen, I also welcome it.
03:08Because, Alhamdulillah, at the end, they have fixed this date,
03:12that our own government, whether it is anyone's,
03:16we are not supporting any party,
03:18whether it is anyone's party, but it will be for the people.
03:21And especially, if we talk about the youth here,
03:25who are unemployed.
03:27What are the burning issues that the Kashmiri people of Jammu and Kashmir face?
03:31What are the burning issues that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are facing?
03:35The biggest issue here is that everyone is unemployed.
03:38Maximum, if we talk about it, I will talk about it myself,
03:40even after being a degree holder here,
03:43you have to work as a salesman for 5,000 to 6,000 rupees.
03:46What will be the situation of Kashmir more than this?
03:48If we talk about the youth here,
03:50who are the only children of their parents,
03:52they go to Delhi to work for only 20,000 rupees.
03:56But they have millions of rupees on their degree.
04:00So, what will be the situation of Kashmir more than this?
04:02And on the other hand, I will talk about unemployment.
04:06On the other hand, if I talk about the power project here,
04:10it should come back on its own.
04:11Because the people here, who are our source of income,
04:14who are our own sources,
04:15if we talk about power, it should come back on its own,
04:19so that we don't get to see the power cuts and stools that are going to come.
04:26And how much work has the LG administration done so far?
04:31And how much expectation do you have from the upcoming government?
04:34The government that has existed in the LG government so far,
04:38it has not done that much work.
04:40And I see that the government that will be formed here,
04:43that will do something.
04:46The regional parties here, the political parties,
04:50they are slowly coming up with big promises.
04:55Do you think these promises will be fulfilled?
04:58Or should they only make those promises that they can fulfill?
05:01They should only make those promises that they can fulfill.
05:05If someone makes a false promise,
05:08then it is a betrayal to the Kashmiris.
05:10What problems do you expect the upcoming government to solve in your life?
05:16Apart from unemployment.
05:18Unemployment is the first problem, sir.
05:21I am from Tehran.
05:23There are a lot of problems there as well.
05:26The locals there are not allowed to build houses.
05:29They are not allowed to build the houses that they want to build for themselves.
05:36They are not allowed to build the houses that they want to build for themselves.
05:38They are not allowed to get permission.
05:40There are a lot of problems there.
05:42What should the upcoming government do to solve the problems there?
05:50What is your suggestion?
05:52Our suggestion is that the rivers there should be developed.
05:57River fences should be built.
05:59Walkways should be built on top of the rivers.
06:01The ones that were built during the war.
06:03They were demolished in Siala.
06:0520-25 years ago.
06:07If they are built, then the tourist resort will be very good.
06:11The elections are coming up.
06:13What is the expectation of the youth like you from the government?
06:15What should be done for the youth here?
06:17As everyone knows, the youth here should have a good livelihood.
06:28The government should think of a better solution for them.
06:32Something different.
06:34As you know, the unemployment will end.
06:38I want to say this for the youth.
06:40After that, the government should do whatever it can.
06:46What are the problems that the youth are facing right now?
06:54I want to tell you that the youth are facing a lot of problems right now.
06:58The youth are facing drug addiction.
07:02My suggestion to the youth is that they should leave the addiction.
07:06They should be sent to work in the companies.
07:10So that the youth can adjust in the companies.
07:14They should leave the addiction.
07:16How many changes should be made in the education sector?
07:21There should be a lot of changes in the education sector.
07:23There should be good colleges.
07:25There should be good coaching centres.
07:27So that the children can get an education.
07:29There should be a lot of solutions.
07:31The tourist season is coming up.
07:33There should be a little more flow.
07:35There should be more expansion.
07:37More.
07:39I hope that the situation will be fine.
07:43The business here has been very tough for the past few years.
07:50I hope that the situation will improve.
07:54I hope that the Kashmiri unemployed people will get a job.
08:00There is a tourist season going on here.
08:04The Kashmiri people are associated with a lot of tourists.
08:08I hope that they will benefit from this.
08:10What do you expect from the upcoming government?
08:14Are there any problems that the Kashmiris can solve?
08:18There are a lot of problems.
08:20Unemployment should end.
08:22Employment should increase.
08:24As I have said before,
08:26the tourist season should be more expanded.
08:34As far as the election is concerned,
08:36we live in a democratic country.
08:40Unfortunately,
08:42if we go on this path,
08:44it will become a very long and narrow path.
08:47But,
08:49the constitution that is given to us,
08:53the government that is formed in our country,
08:59the people elect them.
09:01The people elect their representatives.
09:03Then they send them to the assembly and parliament.
09:05So that the grievances of the people,
09:07the work of the people,
09:09will be done in a good and beneficial way.
09:11But,
09:13this is a hidden fact
09:15that in our state,
09:17in J&K,
09:19the situation has not been good for a long time.
09:21In between,
09:23governments have been formed
09:25and deteriorated.
09:27So, it is very important
09:29to form a government here.
09:31But,
09:33the people are very quiet at the moment.
09:35Why are they quiet?
09:37They see the unemployment in every way.
09:39They saw what happened in the past.
09:42Now, they see that
09:44only those people are left behind.
09:46Now, the same people
09:48are coming in front of us again.
09:50So, I have seen
09:52that when I talk to many people,
09:54they are very heartless.
09:56They cannot see anything.
09:58Whereas, we have a lot of problems.
10:00From the rest of India,
10:02which is a very big country
10:04in our country,
10:06people run their governments
10:08everywhere.
10:10But, here,
10:12for the past 10 years,
10:14we have seen
10:16that the government
10:18is not doing anything.
10:20The government is running
10:22but
10:24the people's aspirations
10:26and problems
10:28are not being addressed.
10:30The reason is that
10:32the representatives
10:34who go to them
10:36and keep their problems in front of them,
10:39they hope that they can solve their problems.
10:41Now, we have got this initiative.
10:43The government has taken it.
10:45At the end of the day,
10:47we will hold elections here.
10:49The government will be formed
10:51and we will solve
10:53the problems of the people here.
10:55There are a lot of problems here.
11:09With camera person Irfan Shah,
11:11this is Izhar Ali
11:13in Srinagar for One India.
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