GANDERBAL: An ace swimmer is aiming to drown NC stalwart Omar Abdullah‘s electoral hopes in Ganderbal, his household bastion. The “legend” of Bashir Mir, PDP‘s candidate, is that he usually plunges into the uneven waters of Sind river to rescue individuals with out caring for his personal life.
The thrill is: If somebody stakes his life for others, he could be there for his voters. “I’m the No 1.I’ll win. All of them know Bashir and that he’s a superb man,” Mir tells TOI.
Mir: Omar has carried out little for Ganderbal regardless of being CM
From Kangan – Mir’s hometown – to the top of Ganderbal, proper to the sting of Hazratbal in Srinagar, individuals solely discuss Mir’s talent in water. “Parvah nahin karta… kapde utarta hai aur darya mein kood jata hai… kitne log bachaye, kitne laash nikali (With out caring for his personal life, he jumps into the river… He has saved so many individuals… Fished out so many our bodies),” individuals inform TOI. It’s as if the flowing waters of “nallah Sind” carry Mir’s gallant tales throughout J&Ok.
Kangan is on the route of Amarnath Yatra and Sonmarg. “Folks throng right here. There are accidents. Somebody slips whereas bathing. Typically autos fall into the river,” Mir says, including SDRF and NDRF enlist his assist in tough conditions. “I’m the professional. After they can not go in or fail, they name Bashir and he dives in,” he tells TOI.
Based on the 48-year-old youth neta of PDP, over the previous 20 years, he has taken out 70 our bodies and rescued 22 individuals. “Am well-known for it,” he says, but additionally complains that “govt by no means acknowledged me or gave me any award”.
Mir contested twice from neighbouring Kangan and misplaced narrowly in 2014 to NC stalwart Mian Altaf. Publish-delimitation, the seat was reserved for STs, forcing Mir emigrate. Ganderbal has been the household bastion of the Abdullahs. However the man to lift the temperature within the sizzling seat is calm personified. Mir claims the younger Abdullah did little for Ganderbal regardless of being CM, a line echoed by many poor of the constituency.
Mir asks, “Did you not see the movies of Omar turning his cap right into a bowl begging for votes? Why do you assume he’s combating from two seats now? Everybody needs Bashir to be given an opportunity.”
NC is banking on its organisational infrastructure and sources to tide over the problem. Over three generations, NC has created lifelong supporters. “I all the time voted for Nationwide. Omar will win,” says a 60-year-old man. However Abdul Qadar, an NC employee, feels it’s a robust struggle.
On condition that PDP is in a tricky election this yr, will it not harm Mir regardless of his reputation? He shoots again, “Folks will vote for Bashir.”
The thrill is: If somebody stakes his life for others, he could be there for his voters. “I’m the No 1.I’ll win. All of them know Bashir and that he’s a superb man,” Mir tells TOI.
Mir: Omar has carried out little for Ganderbal regardless of being CM
From Kangan – Mir’s hometown – to the top of Ganderbal, proper to the sting of Hazratbal in Srinagar, individuals solely discuss Mir’s talent in water. “Parvah nahin karta… kapde utarta hai aur darya mein kood jata hai… kitne log bachaye, kitne laash nikali (With out caring for his personal life, he jumps into the river… He has saved so many individuals… Fished out so many our bodies),” individuals inform TOI. It’s as if the flowing waters of “nallah Sind” carry Mir’s gallant tales throughout J&Ok.
Kangan is on the route of Amarnath Yatra and Sonmarg. “Folks throng right here. There are accidents. Somebody slips whereas bathing. Typically autos fall into the river,” Mir says, including SDRF and NDRF enlist his assist in tough conditions. “I’m the professional. After they can not go in or fail, they name Bashir and he dives in,” he tells TOI.
Based on the 48-year-old youth neta of PDP, over the previous 20 years, he has taken out 70 our bodies and rescued 22 individuals. “Am well-known for it,” he says, but additionally complains that “govt by no means acknowledged me or gave me any award”.
Mir contested twice from neighbouring Kangan and misplaced narrowly in 2014 to NC stalwart Mian Altaf. Publish-delimitation, the seat was reserved for STs, forcing Mir emigrate. Ganderbal has been the household bastion of the Abdullahs. However the man to lift the temperature within the sizzling seat is calm personified. Mir claims the younger Abdullah did little for Ganderbal regardless of being CM, a line echoed by many poor of the constituency.
Mir asks, “Did you not see the movies of Omar turning his cap right into a bowl begging for votes? Why do you assume he’s combating from two seats now? Everybody needs Bashir to be given an opportunity.”
NC is banking on its organisational infrastructure and sources to tide over the problem. Over three generations, NC has created lifelong supporters. “I all the time voted for Nationwide. Omar will win,” says a 60-year-old man. However Abdul Qadar, an NC employee, feels it’s a robust struggle.
On condition that PDP is in a tricky election this yr, will it not harm Mir regardless of his reputation? He shoots again, “Folks will vote for Bashir.”
