Shadow Correspondent
KISHTWAR, OCT 03:
– Prominent youth activists of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) including BJP state Media coordinator Sheikh Imran from Gugara area of Inderwal constituency joined Indian National Congress (INC) and reposed their faith in the policies and programmes of the party, saying it alone can safeguard the article 370 and 35-A of Jammu and Kashmir and ensure equitable development of all the three regions of the State.
Welcoming the new entrants into party-fold, Vice President JKPCC and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori said Congress has always provided a vibrant platform to youth to play their designated role in the State polity and help in shaping its politico-economic destiny.
Saroori described joining of BJP State Media Coordinator and other Yourh activists as vindication of pro-people policies of Congress and the role played in socio-economic development and political empowerment of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh over the years.
He said the State was passing through a most difficult phase, as the PDP-BJP dispensation has not only failed on deliverance front but was also responsible for halting pace of developmental effort, initiated by the previous UPA government including one of the prestigious project RGGVY phase II which will provide electricity to every household of Chenab Valley. He said that educated youths are the future of the nation and they should come forward for the development of their respective areas. He said there is need of time to get united to prevent the entry of communal forces who are befooling the poor masses on various aspects.
Saroori congratulated the new entrants and hoped that with their joining Congress it will be further strengthened at the grass roots level to play its role in heralding peace and normalcy besides meeting the challenges on developmental and political fronts.
President Block Congress Committee Kahara Farooq Ahmed was also present on the occasion. Those who joined the Congress include Sheikh Imran, Shahid Parvez, Khalid Shah, Akhtar Hussain and Adaam Nazir.
