Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, July, 07:
JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla on Sunday lashed out at the BJP-led Centre, asking why there is no prosperity in the lives of people if the country’s economy is growing at a rapid pace. This was stated by former Minister while addressing an impressive programme to facilitate booth agents from Slade organized by District General Secretary Bharat Bhushan Kundal and prominently attended and addressed by former NSUI President Neeraj Kundan, JKPCC General Secretary Shashi Sharma, Ajaib Singh Mottan, Ajay Lakhotra, Kapoor Chand Bhagat, Devraj Bhagat, Kuldeep Raj Bhagat, Jeet Raj Bhagat, Rajesh Bhai, Jatinder Bhagat, Girdari Lal, Rashpal Chand, Vikramjeet, Mool Raj Sharma, Charanjeet Bhagat, Raghu Sharma Panch.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla accused PM Modi of “speaking lies and making hollow promises with the public only to capture power.”Attacking BJP government, he said 70 crore youth are unemployed in the country and unemployment is the highest in 45 years.He said 30 lakh posts are vacant in the government sector under the Modi regime.BJP makes big claims that the economy is growing at a rapid pace. I want to ask if it is growing so fast then and if there is progress in the country then why there is no progress in people lives. Why did our children not get employment? Bhalla said.
Bhalla asked why inflation has gone up too much, if the country is progressing fast then why factories here shutting down. Why the industry is being weakened by imposing GST. There is not even a single scheme for the middle class and for your relief,” he said.
Progress is only being seen on TV and no progress is taking place in your lives, he said.He accused the BJP of not respecting the public at all. “They do not speak about your problems. They do not tell what they are doing to contain inflation and bring down unemployment,” he said.It is only the Congress which speaks about the public, he asserted.He said the though BJP government’s has managed another tenure, yet boldly predicting that this govt won’t last long.
Bhalla claimed that BJP-led NDA government has “deprived and tormented” the people of the country during its rule, he said coming assembly election is to give a befitting reply to the party. He slammed the Govt for its failure to curb escalating prices of essential commodities, ranging from food to petroleum products.He said that everybody need to come forward and be at forefront in the fight to save the Constitution, democracy and freedom in this country. He castigated the present dispensation for neglecting the people residing in rural and remote areas. He asserted the ruling government has miserably failed to stand on the expectations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir despite getting mandate for consecutive two terms.
Bhalla said that during the last 10 years, the price of LPG has more than doubled, unemployment has broken all previous records with J&K leading in the unemployment chart, Central Govt failed to create 2 crore jobs per year as promised, corruption at peak, recruitment scams are taking a heavy toll, farmers committing suicide, no policies for industries, healthcare facilities at back foot, etc. He asserted that today beneficiaries of Govt schemes are facing inhumane treatment especially the old age citizens who are facing huge harassment in the name of pension cases verification.
He said that BJP has befooled the people with its hollow promises before the elections and now the people of Jammu and Kashmir have today realize that they have been totally betrayed by the party. He said that the people across the state are being made to suffer in absence of basic amenities for no fault of theirs. He asserted that the government has virtually broken the spine of common people due to its anti-people policies the results of which are easily visible to everyone.
Former NSUI President Neeraj Kundan and JKPCC General Secretary Shashi Sharma categorically said that Congress is the party of poor, weaker sections, farmers and underprivileged sections of society which always stood for their rights and cause.
They said that people have by now understood well that no other party can ensure their welfare like Congress and therefore its wave is being witnessed across the Jammu and Kashmir leading to restlessness among its opponents. They said that those sitting at helm these days are indifferent towards the poor strata of the society as under their rule inflation is touching the ceiling, jobs have vanished, no policy for youth, handful of recruitment processes have been entangled in corruption cases, industry is on crutches, and peace for which the incumbents are trumpeting from each forum is also in tatters as terrorism graph is up again especially in hilly areas.
