Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President Sajad Lone today backed incumbent leaseholders in Gulmarg, declaring support for their continued possession of government land and calling out what he described as "systematic corruption" that led to the current lease crisis.
In a statement, Lone asserted, "In the case of extension of leases on government land in Gulmarg and other areas, I in my humble capacity am firmly on the side of the incumbent allottees. Nobody should be dispossessed from their properties after decades of possession."The PC President revealed how this issue became personal when a school classmate told him their lease had expired and the government refused an extension.
"As I grew up and joined polit...