*BJP must fulfill its promise: Karra
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 13: Senior Congress leaders and prominent activists of the party from districts Ramban and Reasi today observed day long hunger strike at Jammu as part of the chain hunger strike of the party for the restoration of Statehood.
JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra, working president Raman Bhalla, former Minister Mula Ram, chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, Yogesh Sawhney (Ex-Minister), former MLC Ved Mahajan, former Minister Yash Paul Kundal, Rajnish Sharma, Kanta Bhan, Ex- MLA Ashok Dogra, DCC heads Bhupinder Singh Jamwal (Reasi), Pravez Wani (Ramban), Zahida Khan, Rajesh Sadotra, Faroz Khan, MR. Salalia, Vijay Sharma (Seva Dal), Ajay Lakhotra (NSUI), Aniurudh Sawhney (PYC), . Parveen Akhtar, Anuradha Sharma, Bimla Salathia (Mahila Congress) and other leaders assembled at Shaheedi Chowk Jammu.
A large number of Congress functionaries and workers of Reasi and Ramban districts today held a day long dharna and hunger strike in front of party hqrs at Shaheedi Chowk Jammu, today as per schedule of days for respective districts to carry on the chain hunger strike by the Pradesh Congress in Jammu, while similar protest hunger strike by the respective district leaders continued their hunger strike for the cause at Srinagar headquarters too. They raised slogans ` Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq ‘ , …..`restore full Statehood of J&K’.
Speaking to the gathering, Karra said that Congress party shall continue its struggle for the restoration of Statehood in different modes and take it to the grass root level to make it a mass movement till the Centre Government grants the full Statehood status to Jammu and Kashmir. He demanded that BJP Government should fulfill the promise without delay in the current session of the Parliament and any delay would expose BJP for its falsehood and hollow promises.
Talking to reporters at the site Raman Bhalla said that Congress party is determined to fight for restoration of Statehood which is basic right and identity, status of each of the 1.40 cr citizens of J&K. He lashed out at the Modi Government for the betrayal of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for the past six years. He said that BJP wanted to rule by proxy and loot the resources of J&K and it deliberately downgraded the historical Dogra state.
Several other senior leaders and former legislators, DCC presidents and frontal heads addressed the day long dharna.
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