'Victory In Kashmir Bypolls Is People's Protest', Says Newly Elected PDP MLA From Budgam

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The 32-year-old Aga Muntazir Mehdi, who hails from an influential Shia family, defeated his nearest rival, Syed Aga Mehmood of NC, in the Budgam bypolls.

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00:00We are joined by the previous winning candidate Agha Saheed Muntazir Mehdi.

00:05So congrats for the big win.

00:08Thanks a lot.

00:09So what are your priorities in this election?

00:12Our first priority is to restore the dignity of the people of Badgaam,

00:17where they have been deprived since 70 years on basic issues,

00:21be it right to water, right to education or right to health.

00:25What I have been observing all these years, they have been demonized on these fronts.

00:29So we want to restore dignity of the people of Badgaam on these fronts.

00:33How do you see the verdict?

00:35Because it just comes after one year of Umar Abdullah's government.

00:39Verdict is people of Jammu and Kashmir through people of Badgaam versus national conference.

00:44People of Jammu and Kashmir through Badgaam have registered their protest against the national conference

00:50with constant reminder what they have been promised in 2024 about the political promises or day-to-day promises.

00:57People of Jammu and Kashmir want national conference to implement those promises on the ground.

01:02In the last 2024 legislative assembly, you were defeated by Umar Abdullah, the chief minister right now.

01:08By a very high market.

01:10But now, what was the strategy that you adopted and secured this win?

01:14See, I am connected with the people of Badgaam.

01:18Even before coming to the electoral process, I was connected with them.

01:22People resonate with me.

01:24Women here consider me their sons, sisters, consider me as brothers.

01:30So I had to connect the way Umar Abdullah dehumanized people of Badgaam.

01:37So they thought that we need a local, not tourist district.

01:41The PDP has been more focused on the issues, the Nazi issues that the statehood, the article restoration of Article 370.

01:48Will you continue to plead these cases in the assembly?

01:51Definitely.

01:52I told you that this verdict is people of Jammu and Kashmir through Badgaam versus national conference.

01:58But at the moment, what Member Bajji has suggested that we will be focused on Badgaam specifically.

02:04Because what the PDP is aiming at is to bring comfort and easiness in the lives of people.

02:13So we want to start that from Badgaam.

02:16And Agrabhu, who is the Member of Parliament, has almost the same agenda.

02:21It mimics the agenda of Agrabhu.

02:23Will you support him or do you like him?

02:25See, there is an internal matter, so I don't want to comment on that.

02:29He is still part of national conference.

02:30Whatever is happening between them, it's a part of internal affair of the party.

02:34So I don't want to comment on the internal affairs of national conference.

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