Shadow Correspondent
kathua, Dec, 09
Congress has asked BJP if people are happy with the performance of its government and State leaders ,why its needs the help of the battery of national leaders and other star campaigners including film celebrities to go to every nook and corner of Jammu and Kashmir to seek votes for the party in these local elections to the panchayat development councils.
Senior AICC leader and incharge J&K affairs Smt Rajni Patil who arrived here today on a days visit, questioned this to BJP in a workers’ meeting at Bishnah today afternoon. She said that fear of loosing these elections lurks in the heart’s of BJP High command forcing it to dispatch several Central ministers and film celebrities to campaign for party’.
She said common people are highly annoyed with the multiple failures of the BJP and it’s arbitrary actions in Jammu and Kashmir. Each and every section of the society especially the Youth and farmers are feeling cheated by the BJP for its false promises and Anti farmers and Anti poor policies and programmes.
She said that the people now understand the diversionary tactics of BJP especially during elections and finding escape routes to seek votes on it’s promises and delivery on ground. The Congress party would never divide the people on religion, religion or caste basis for electoral benefits but BJP leaves no opportunity to exploit the emotions of people for vote banks politics.
Addressing the meeting , JKPCC Chief Shri GA MIR said that the BJP has indulged in politics of divide and deceit for political interests and running away from holding early assembly elections even more than two and half years of governor rule.
August 5,last year, the historical state has been reduced to a UT which is no better than a municipal corporation for which the people want to know the reasons behind punishing the people especially of Jammu region, who gave huge mandate to BJP and brought BJP to power in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that it’s good that elections to the DDCS of panchayat raj system is being held, all of a sudden but these bodies can’t be substitute for the assembly, even though powerless in the existing status, until Full statehood with all’ rights.
He asked BJP as to how long people of Jammu and Kashmir shall be kept deprived of their elected government and when the Full statehood with all rights shall be restored to the people. It’s the right of the people and they shall not wait too long for securing their rights to statehood and an elected government.
AICC Secretary Shri Sudhir Sharma; former minister and Vice President Raman Bhalla, Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, General Secretary Manmohan Singh, State Secretaries Shashi Sharma, Pawan Raina, Pankaj Dogra and DDC candidate Manohar Lal Moton; Veena Devi were prominent those attended.
Shri Raman Bhalla targeted BJP for anti poor, anti youth and anti Jammu policies and making false promises to the people of Jammu during every elections. BJP always exploits the emotional sentiments of the people of Jammu region but barters the interests of the Jammu people for power.
He said people of Jammu feel cheated and fed up with BJP policies and performance on all fronts , that is the reason it’s taking help of singers, actors besides large battery of central leadership for local elections. He appealed people to reject BJP and teach the party a lesson besides send a signal to the centre that all is not well with the people as far fulfilling promises and expectations of Jammu.
The congress leader’s appealed voters to elect congress candidates to oppose the arrogant and power hungry BJP which is ruling by proxy in Jammu and Kashmir.
DDC candidates Manohar Lal Moton, Veena Devi appealed to the voters to give him a chance to serve them as they remained Sarpanch for long time and belongs to an ordinary family.
He said BJP has made huge promises but the announcements remained on papers and there is little development.
The panchayats are without adequate funds to fulfill the development needs of the people.
Other prominent leaders who were present on the occasion include Varinder Singh Deepu, Kuldeep Gupta, Kalla Shah, Mehar singh, Prithvi, Vijay Shastri, Gurnam Singh Jagjeet Singh, Jai Singh, Deepu Singh, Sidhu Singh, Vickey Dogra, Balwinder Matton, Master Sohan Singh, Bhajan Singh, Paramjit Singh, Sat Pal, Ravinder Pal Singh, Bhoj Raj, Mahinder Sharma, Narinder Khajuria, Jeevan Joyti and Vishu Andotra.
