Jammu: Former Minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla Congress Friday claimed that PDP-BJP combine pushed J&K into an atmosphere of “conflict and controversies” over the issues of religious and regional sentiments. He cautioned the people to “remain vigilant” about the designs of communal and divisive forces in the state and appealed people to defeat every attempt to disturb the traditional harmony and religious brotherhood. Interacting with prominent persons of Gandhi Nagar constituency, Bhalla expressed serious concern over the prevailing “atmosphere” and blamed previous coalition partners for the current situation. He urged the people and the secular forces not to allow the evil designs of communal and divisive forces to succeed in Jammu and Kashmir. He urged the workers to work hard and strengthen the Party further from grass roots level.
He appealed people to rise to the occasion to defeat the exploitative and divisive politics of BJP and other forces in the State, which are desperate enough for power. He cautioned that such forces could go to any extent to mislead people on different counts for electoral gains, but we need to counter and defeat them miserably in the large interests of the people both in the Country and State. Bhalla said the ruling dispensation at Centre and previous regime in the State have done enough damage to the peace and development of the country especially in J&K State, resulting in deep alienation among the people, who feel betrayed and cheated by the previous PDP-BJP coalition.
The promises made to people during 2014 elections by BJP & PDP have fallen flat, not even a single promise was fulfilled, rather the contradiction in their approach and subsequent u turns, from time to time pushed the State to a darkest era,” Bhalla said. The losses caused to peace and development by previous PDPBJP Coalition hurts us because Congress Party had done enough to restore confidence among the people and also did it’s utmost to restore peace in the State, but it is sad and unfortunate that the work done by UPA I and UPA II has been undone by the previous regime,” he said, adding “I also reiterate my appeal to people in all the three regions to rise to the occasion to ensure defeat of opportunistic politics being played for electoral gains and ensure victory of Congress Party with a thumping majority in the upcoming Parliamentary and Assembly elections, for the fact, Congress Party only can only give a stable Government both in the State & Country.
