Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, May, 21
JKPCC today remembered former Prime Minister Late Rajiv Gandhi on his 33rd death anniversary, recalling his great contributions and highlighted his selfless services and achievements in Nation building.Led by JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla, Sr V.P Mula Ram, Vice Presidents Ved Mahajan, Vinod Sharma, Hari Singh , General Secretaries Narinder Gupta (org), Pawan Raina, Taranjeet Singh, Narinder Sharma, Suresh Dogra, Thomas Khokhar, Vijay Sharma, Manmohan Singh, Gurbachan Kumari, Dwarka Choudhary, Madan Chalotra, Satish Sharma, Amrit Bali, Sandeep Dogra, Varinder Manhas, (Block Presidents) Ajay Kumar, Chander Shekhar,Darshan Verma, Daleep Kumar (Kissan Cell) Yash Sangral (W.W.P), Michael Wazir, Ravi Shastri, Bhanu Mahajan, Sandeep Dogra, Ramakant Khajuria, Ricky Dalotra, Dara Singh, Rakesh Sharma, Spoke spersons Kapil Singh, Sahil Sharma, Bhavishay Sudan paid rich tributes to late Prime Minister.
Paying his tributes, Bhalla recalled the services of Rajiv Gandhi as the youngest Prime Minister who gave the vision to the youth of the Country of the challenges of the 21st Century and brought IT and Telecom revolution, lowered the voting age to 18 years to empower the youths. Unique, historical and unforgettable works like computer and telecommunication revolution, empowerment of Panchayati Raj system, promoting youth participation in politics were done by Rajiv Gandhi ji. As the youngest Prime Minister, with his vision and strong will, he provided new momentum, direction and energy to the development of the country, said Bhalla.
Bhalla said that Rajiv Gandhi’s political life was very short but “hugely impactful” and he left behind numerous legacies, including the 1991 manifesto which promised liberalization.”These include the right of 18 year olds to vote; Constitutional empowerment of panchayats and nagarpalikas, including reservations for women in elections to them; peace in Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and Punjab; India’s entry into the IT, computer and telecom era as a major power; the use of science & technology to address societal concerns and challenges; strengthening of India’s space and nuclear programmes and much more,” he said.
Hitting out at the BJP for snatching the democratic rights of the people of J&K by downgrading the State and not holding elections to the Assembly for five years, Bhalla said that our struggle for restoration of state and holding assembly elections shall be intensified.He said that Congress party is the only secular and progressive force in the country which can keep the country strong and united and march on the path of progress.Bhalla termed the departed leader as architect of Modern India.
Bhalla said under the able leadership of Rajiv Gandhi, Nation touched the heights in respect of development, education, self-reliance and defence, taking country in the first rank of the Nations in service to the people.
The departed leader was a man of patience and development who increased sustenance for science, technology and associated industries and reduced the import quota, taxes and tariffs on technology founded industries particularly airlines, computer, telecommunication including defense ensuring that India entered into digital world and compete with other developed countries.
Sr V.P Mula Ram termed the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi as an irreparable loss which could not be replaced by anything. Former PM was instrumental in transforming India into a fast-developing Nation while ensuring development of the people at grassroot by way of the gifting Panchayat Raj system which immensely helped to initiate the developmental process from grass root level.
He described Gandhi as a true visionary leader and a democrat, acknowledging his immense contributions to the nation.Rajiv Gandhi, the youngest Prime Minister of India, served the country with dedication and passion during his tenure from 1984 to 1989. He played a pivotal role in shaping India’s modern trajectory and introducing several significant reforms that transformed various sectors of the nation. He highlighted Gandhi’s visionary leadership, emphasizing his efforts in promoting technological advancements and his role in ushering in the era of economic liberalization. He commended his instrumental role in bringing the Information Technology revolution to India.
