Keep political agenda aside, address economic crisis in J&K: Patil asks Centre

AICC leader Rajni Patil addressing a meeting in Lolab on Sunday.
AICC leader Rajni Patil addressing a meeting in Lolab on Sunday.

*Party to give chance to young faces: Mir

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 21: Reviewing current situation and organizational affairs and activities in Kupwara and Baramulla districts today, AICC leader Incharge J&K affairs of the party, Rajni Patil has blamed Centre Government for ignoring the aspirations of the people, advising it to take effective measures to address the genuine needs and other developmental issues concerning people.
Patil also urged the BJP Govt to keep its political agenda aside, take effective measure to address economic crisis, unemployment and other developmental issues in J&K.
AICC leader and JKPCC president GA Mir accompanied by PCC vice president Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, Bashir Ahmad Magrey, Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Surinder Singh Channi and other party leaders were addressing largely attended public gathering in border area Putu Shahi, Lolab of Kupwara district and also addressed workers convention of Baramulla district at Dak Bunglow.
Addressing impressive public meeting in Lolab today, Patil expressed dismay over the current situation in J&K, maintaining that there is confusion to be seen on the ground due to the policies adopted by the Centre towards J&K.
“People are feeling disappointed with the BJP Govt’s indifferent attitude towards their problems and other developmental issues, the promises and tall claims made by the BJP leaders and Ministers from time to time with regard to development of J&K especially after August 5, 2019 have fallen flat, which is indicative of BJP’s dual faced politics based on lies and deceit,” she said.
Patil asked BJP led Centre Govt to be sincere towards J&K people and take effective measures to address their concerns without indulging in any kind of discrimination, as people of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered enormously since 1989 in one way or the other, besides the people living in borders are still witnessing ugliest situation, despite various hardships their heart beats for the Nation reflecting their patriotism and true nationalism.
On this occasion, Patil asked the Party cadre across J&K to vouch for strengthening the Party further in every block and district, putting a united face to ensure that challenges ahead are defeated in unison.
She described the Party as supreme and said individual doesn’t matter, so every Congress leader and worker should feel duty bound to work to strengthen the Party and follow discipline in both letter and spirit.
Addressing the party workers, Mir stated that dynamic and young faces across J&K are coming forward to join Congress party after getting inspired by the bold voice and vision of Rahul Gandhi, who is vigorously fighting against the political exploitation and wrong policies of the BJP responsible for the economic crisis, rising unemployment, unprecedented price hike.
Mir also hit out at the Centre Government for unprecedented price hike on petrol, diesel, cooking gas and other essentials and asked it (Centre) to wake up and roll back the prices, rather than shifting blaming to others.Mir told the workers that young faces coming to join the Party will be given chance to work, as the Party is committed to fully empower youth in both political and social fields.
Senior leaders Haji Abdul Rashid, Bashir Ahmad Magrey, Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Surinder Singh Channi, Umer Jan, Muneer Ahmad Khan, Fayaz Ahmad Mir, Mohd Iqbal Mir, Bharat Kumar (MC president Uri), Bilal Ahmad Mir and others also spoke on the occasion.