Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, Dec 24:
An impressive function was held by the Pradesh Congress Committee, at Shaheedi Chowk here today, in which PCC President Shri G.A. Mir and other Senior functionaries of the Congress formally admitted and welcomed the several prominent leaders along with hundreds of their supporters in to the Congress party. Prominent among them were Shri Mula Ram & Shri Raman Bhalla (Vice Presidents) Th. Balwan Singh, Th. Manmohan Singh (General Secretaries), Th. Balbir Singh (MLC), DCC President Samba S. Manjit Singh(Ex-Minister), DCC President Jammu Rural Shri Hari Singh Chib and others.
Shri G.A. Mir President JKPCC while welcoming them to the Congress party, extensively dealt with emerging political scenario in the three regions of the state, where Congress party is fast emerging as the only choice of people because of its progressive policies, democratic and secular values being strengthened by the party.
He said that secularism is the strength of Indian Nation and only Congress can lead the state and the entire Nation to the path of peace, progress and prosperity by strengthening secular fabric of this country.
He asserted that Congress has emerged a vibrant force in all three regions of the state and the joining of more and more important leaders from political parties as well as the victory of the party in the ULB elections is a writing on the wall, that Congress would be the single largest party in the next assembly elections.
Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, Shri Mir said that there is no place for politics of exploitation and negative politics, as people of the state appreciate and participate in the great democracy of this great Nation for a better and bright future of the state.
The leaders who joined Congress party include Sh. Madan Lal Chalotra (ex Chairman OBC Wing PDP), Rakesh Verma, Shaheed Mohammad (Pinka), Sohan Panday, S Jashpal Singh, S Avtar Singh, S Guru Charan Singh, S Jagir Singh, Rakesh, Surjeet Kumar, Gourav, Buti Ram, Mewa Ram,Pooja Devi, Veena Devi, Swarna Devi, Maheshwar ji etc
Earlier PCC Chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir & Observer Minority Dept. of AICC Haji Sagheer Saeed Khan addressed meeting of Senior functionaries of Minority department of JKPCC at PCC HQ, presided over by S. Gurdarshan Singh Vice-Chairman Minority department. In the meeting various ways and means were discussed to strengthen the party at grass root level.
