DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU, Apr 5
AICC Secretary Co-incharge J&K Affairs Shri Manoj Yadav has claimed that a wave of change has started in Jammu region against BJP, which panicked BJP top brass to rush to Jammu in a vain bid to check the ongoing undercurrent.
Releasing ‘Naya Pattar’ (Guarantee Card) of Congress in a Press Conference here today, AICC Secretary alongwith Congress candidate & Working President Raman Bhalla, Senior Vice President & Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, Vice Presidents Yogesh Sawhney, Ved Mahajan, DCC Jammu President Th. Manmohan Sigh and General Secretary (Org) Narinder Gupta, Shri Yadav said that AICC Incharge J&K Shri Bharatsinh Solanki launched the door to door campaign in Gandhinagar Jammu today alongwith Congress candidate Raman Balla and other prominent leaders of the locality to distribute the congress guarantee card to every house hold, in the morning and the response of the 90% people was very encouraging and the winds of change have started blowing against BJP in Jammu region.
Raman Bhalla hit out at the BJP for the betrayal of the people of Jammu region in every sphere as a result there is tremendous response to congress in both seats. He referred to the issues of refugees community & assured to fully support their demands. He said that every section of Jammu be it youth, farmers, traders, workers, women, are hard pressed and against the policies of the BJP Govt. and the failures of the local representatives to redress their grievances.
He said that door to door campaign shall be intensified in all parts of the constituency to educate the masses and to the voters to teach a lesson to the BJP and local representatives who did nothing for the people in ten years. If congress comes to power the salary of Anganwadi, Asha Workers to be doubled besides educated youth poor women will get one lakh per year, Bhalla added.
Ravinder Sharma explained from the manifesto released today. He said that
Congress has promised to restore statehood to J&K immediately after coming to power in the manifesto apart from amending schedule VI for Ladakh. Another significant thing that ST populated areas would also get scheduled status which is a great significance to the Pir Panjal region. The Congress party strongly criticized the exploitation of POJK refugees who were denied the benefits of full package of 2014 besides only one seat against promise of 8 seats but now are being deprived of their right to sell their land. Entire Congress fully stands with the refugees/displaced community for their just demands, Sharma added.
Kapil Singh, Neeraj Gupta, Rajvir Singh, Michael Wazir and Jatin K Raina were also present in press conference.
