Issues between centre, state need to be resolved: PDP

"There are serious issues between the state and the Centre that need to be resolved to uphold the rights of the people of this state which acceded to country in very challenging circumstances," Sayeed said addressing a party workers' meeting in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Sayeed, who is patron of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the party's vision provides for these issues, whether they relate to the empowerment of the people or the rights of the state over its natural resources.

It was a travesty that Jammu and Kashmir was still reeling under darkness when its water resources were harnessed to benefit other areas, he said.

"It is unfair that our most feasible power projects have been handed over to NHPC by the successive NC governments in order to stay in power," he alleged.

Sayeed said it was crucial for the economic self reliance of the state that it is compensated for every unit of electricity generated from its waters.

On the one hand the present government has reduced power supply to consumers across the state and on the other, the tariff has been increased three fold in the last three years, he claimed. (MORE)