Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 9: Congress today held candle march at Raipur- Domana, Marh Constituencies of Jammu district and at Udhampur city, as part of series of protest over the issue of `One Rank One Pension’ and the alleged anti-democratic attitude of the Modi Govt and its failure on various fronts.
The march at Raipur- Domana was led by former minister and senior PCC leader Mula Ram while the protest march at Marh was led by Mahila Congress president Indu Pawar (Ex-MLA).
The protest march at Udhampur was organized by the District Congress Committee and led by former minister and PCC general secretaries Yogesh Sawhney, Faqir Nath (ex-MLA), District president Ashok Gupta and Sercretary PCC Pawan Raina, besides other senior leaders.
The protesters included ex-servicemen who raised slogans and carried placards cards while taking out candle light march simultaneously at different places over the failure of Modi Govt to implement the OROP in toto, as promised by him and the BJP during Lok Sabha elections, as a result the ex-servicemen are agitating and continuing their protests all over Country.
Addressing the protesters at Muthi Morh in Raipur constituency Mula Ram lashed out at the Modi led BJP Govt for its failure on various fronts and fulfilling his promises to the people of different sections in the country. He said that the majority of the Ex-servicemen feel cheated over the issue of OROP. He said that the worst example of ill-treatment meted out to the family of Grewal is a shame for the Modi Govt. He also highlighted the failure on price rise, provision of 2 crore jobs to the youths and the plight of the border residents and refugees which reflects the utter failure of the BJP Govt.
Leading the protest at Parwa in Marh constituency, Indu Pawar Ex-MLA and president Mahila Congress accused the Modi Govt of misleading the people through falsehood and its failure to fulfill the promise of OROP in toto, as a result the ex-servicemen are feeling betrayed. She said that the sky rocketing prices of all commodities of common use have proved the falsehood and hollowness of the Modi Govt and all election promises have proved to be only “Jumlas” to befool the masses for vote bank. The border residents are facing great hardships in wake of firing from Pakistan.
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