Srinagar, April 30 -- Former Cabinet Minister and Apni Party's Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir, on Tuesday said that the political parties that have been at the helm in Jammu and Kashmir for the past seven decades have damaged the interests of the people of this region to the core while prioritizing their own political gains over the welfare of the people.

He was addressing a public rally in Kund area of south Kashmir's Qazigund today.

Taking a dig at the National Conference (NC) Ghulam Hassan Mir said, "The NC has been in government for most of the past 75 years. Can this party explain what it has done over the decades besides attaining and retaining power for its leaders? Initially, their leadership decided to accede to the coun...