Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 27: Expressing serious concern over the increasing number of deaths in Kashmir and present situation, Pradesh Congress Committee has appealed for restoration of peace and amity in the State.
A meeting of PCC executive of Jammu province was held here today at party Headquarters Shaheedi Chowk, Jammu under the chairmanship of JKPCC president GA Mir. The meeting was attended by senior functionaries of PCC, district presidents, heads of frontal organizations and PCC Cells. The meeting held detailed deliberations over the overall situation in the State in the wake of current unrest in Kashmir.
The meeting expressed grave concern over the grim situation in the valley, which is under curfew for the last 50 days with unrest and incidents of violence continuing unabated where more than 70 precious lives have been lost besides serious injuries to many peoples.
The members complimented the people of Jammu region for rejecting all sorts of provocations and maintained peace and religious harmony during this crucial period and appealed to the people to remain vigilant and do not allow the communal and divisive and anti-national forces to take advantage of the current situation.
Expressing deep concern over the prolonged spell of the current unrest and failure of the State and Centre Govt to restore peace and normalcy even after 50 days, the meeting viewed that the current situation was the result of initial mishandling by the Govt. The State and Centre Govt lack any clear policy and road-map to effectively address the prevailing situation and restore lasting peace and normalcy.
The meeting viewed that Congress as a responsible political force, played an effective role both at the central level and in the state to strengthen the mainstream space, in the State and it would continue to play a constructive role of the unifying force in order to support any right move to find lasting peace and solution to the problem through dialogue with all stake holders of three regions in the State.
The speakers condemned the Pakistan for fomenting trouble in the State. They appealed to the people to create conducive atmosphere for the political initiatives.
Prominent among those who attended the meeting included former Ministers, Sham Lal Sharma, Raman Bhalla, Mula Ram, Mohd Shrief NIaz, Suman Bhagat, Aijaz Ahmed Khan, Shabir Ahmed Khan, Yogesh Sawhney, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (MLA), Ravinder Sharma, Rajnesh Sharma, Manjit Singh, Vikram Malhotra, Manmohan Singh, Shah Mohd Choudhary, Shah Nawaz Choudhary, Namrata Sharma, Swarn Lata, Parkash Sharma, Shivdev Singh, Indu pawar, GL Chalotra, Krishan Chander Bhagat, YV Sharma, Darshan Raina, Iqbal Malik, Anil Chopra, Sain Abdul Rashid, Arun Singh, B S Sambyal (SD) , Pranav Shagotra (PYC) Ashok Dogra, Ashwani Puri, Neeraj Gupta, S S Shingari, Nadeem Niaz and Shashi Sharma.
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