Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Mar 2: Reiterating the commitment made with the people of Jammu region, ex-MLA and NPP president, Balwant Singh Mankotia along with party leaders kick started the ‘Panchayat Chalo Abhiyan’ for separate Jammu State demand from Lakhanpur of Kathua district.
While launching the Abhiyan, Mankotia appealed the people to support the demand for seeking rights and justice for the educated youth of Jammu region.
Launching the second phase of separate Jammu State movement from gateway of State, ex-MLA and NPP president claimed that political parties have ditched the mandate of Jammu and surrendered the aspirations of people who voted whole heartedly for seeking justice and equality in the State.
After kick starting the Panchayat Chalo Abhiyan from Lakhanpur, Mankotia addressed a large gathering at Hatli Panchayat of Basohli constituency. He cautioned the people that political parties deceived the nationalist people of Jammu region for sake of power and now time has come to launch a decisive movement for separate Jammu State to end discrimination in education, employment, political and development sector.
Last year in the month of April, party launched the separate Jammu State demand which covered every nook and corner of the State from Lakhanpur to Banihal and Kishtwar to Poonch and people whole heartedly welcomed the Haq-Insaaf Yatra which concluded on November 6, 2017 with huge rally at Jammu, said Mankotia.
Expressing deep concern with the unemployment problem faced by educated youth of Jammu region, Mankotia claimed that discrimination in education, employment and development can end after the formation of separate Jammu State. “If people want to secure the future of their wards and coming generations, support of general masses is required for the formation of separate Jammu State’’, he added.
He appealed the people to whole heartedly support the Panchayat Chalo Abhiyan of National Panthers Party for separate Jammu State demand which will conclude in October 2018 to seek justice and rights in employment, development and political empowerment of Jammu region.
On this occasion Rajesh Padgotra, Robin Sharma, Ramesh Gupta and Balbir Singh also accompanied the State president.
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