DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
Jammu, JULY 24
Gurmeet Singh Gen. Sect. JKPCC senior Leader Congress & President Beopar Mandal appealed to the people of J&K to reject the pro rich and anti Youth, Anti farmers, Anti corona warriors health workers and Anti poor of BJP for peace and prosperity in the region. Addressing largely attended meeting of Block, Ward and Mohalla president Congress Committee said the enthusiasm amongst people reflects the anti BJP mood of the people who are fed up with the hollow slogan and lack of development in the areas.
Gurmeet Singh Gen. Sect. JKPCC Congress & President Beopar Mandal cornered BJP government over various issues. He slammed the BJP government for using public money for polishing their own image through massive advertisement. The fact is that the BJP government has failed to deliver to the people on all fronts and would be wiped out of J&K whenever assembly elections take place here. He said BJP had assured to protect the land and jobs of the local Youth but has betrayed the huge mandate and opened up sale of land and jobs to outsiders while in neighboring Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Nagaland where Article 371 & 371-A is still imposed as elections strategies whereas the JK people’s are befooled by them, they neither implemented above articles not restored statehood. This is biased policies towards the people of JK, either above articles must implement for us or where imposed should be converted into union territories (UT’s) and, no outsiders can purchase land. He said Congress will create awareness among the general public about the failures of the government and the drawbacks of not having the status of being a state. He said that Jammu has witnessed huge setbacks due to the revocation of statehood by the BJP Government including the seizing of jobs, land, and the suppression of political and civil rights. The economy has also suffered immensely due to the government’s irrational policies and decisions. Therefore it is high time that the Centre keeps its promise of giving back statehood so that people can exercise their political rights by choosing a democratic government. The Centre should accept the demand for restoration of statehood to J-K in the interest of the Constitution and democracy, he stated.
Launching a scathing attack on the government, Gurmeet Singh Gen. Sect. JKPCC further added that without a dedicated government elected by the people Jammu and its people are being neglected and overlooked. From national issues like skyrocketing fuel and food prices and the pandemic that went of out of control, to regional issues specific to Jammu including economic exploitation in the name of toll plazas, taxes and ending of Darbar move, the people have had to deal with a lot. There is zero focus on development, the Infrastructure is dying out, and people are being denied basic civic amenities like power and water. So, there is an urgent need for decentralisation of power so that a leadership that is more privy to the issues of the region can address them and resolve them. He added that the Congress party will keep fighting for statehood and for the best interests of people of J&K until it is done.
Gurmeet Singh Gen.Sect. JKPCC further observed that the so-called Naya Kashmir of BJP, besides being low on the democratic mooring is also opposite to the original idea of Naya Kashmir. The downpour of fresh investments, job extravaganza, and infrastructure amplification is nowhere visible on the ground.Far from delivering on much-touted development promises, the people of J&K are continuously being denied their rights, having a popular government in place is one of them, he added.The ruling BJP’s record in J&K reveals a mounting set of failures on every front ranging from employment generation, investment, infrastructure augmentation. The situation of artisans, hoteliers, marginal traders, and agriculturalists is also very disappointing; the entire lot is at the brink of starvation, he said.
The Following Prominent members were Presents Gurmeet Singh Gen. Sect. JKPCC Congress, President Ward no.3, Hardavinder Singh, Subash Arora, Vijay Sharma, , Amarpreet Singh, Apu Singh, and beside others.
