Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 21: A caravan of buses carrying over 250 Congress leaders and activists from Jammu and Kashmir regions, today left for Delhi as a part of party’s call for `Chalo Chalo Delhi Chalo’, for `Parliament Gherao’ tomorrow seeking restoration of full Statehood.
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Led by JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra alongwith AICC general secretary & CLP leader, GA Mir, working president Raman Bhalla, chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, AICC secretary Shah Nawaz Chaudhary, Neeraj Kundan, MLAs Nizammudin Bhat, Irfan Hafeez Lone, Iftikhar Ahmed, several former Ministers and legislators, senior functionaries of PCC, district presidents, Frontal organizations leaders including Mahila Congress, Seva Dal, INTUC, Youth Congress, NSUI, contesting candidates from both regions of Kashmir and Jammu left from Maharaja Hari Singh Park in the vehicles around 4 pm on Monday.
Amidst heavy downpour, the PCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra and other senior party leaders boarded off from their buses at Tawi Bridge and garlanded the statue of Maharaja Hari Singh and raising strong slogans “Hamari Riyasat, Hamara Haq” …. “Chalo Chalo Delhi Chalo.”
Talking to reporters, Karra said that Congress party has taken in hand a mission to get back their full Statehood of Maharaja Hari Singh. The party has been carrying on a struggle for the past around six years especially for nine months “Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq” and went in every nook and corner of J&K receiving overwhelming support of people.
He said that BJP downgraded the historical Dogra state arbitrarily, unilaterally and undemocratically and the promise to restore the same and directions of Supreme Court have not been implemented as the illegal action of Union Government completes six years on August 5, next month.
“The party leadership has written to the Prime Minister to introduce the legislation to restore full Statehood, in this session and it has the support of entire India block. We shall Gherao Parliament tomorrow and shall seek support of all like minded parties,” Karra added.
The caravan shall be accorded reception at Lakhanpur by Ch Lal Singh and DCC Kathua led by Pankaj Dogra and other senior leaders and at Madhopur by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee leaders. The caravan shall reach Delhi tomorrow morning and scheduled to reach at Jantar Mantar around 10.30 am, PCC chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said.
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