Excelsior Correspondent
BILLAWAR, May 24: In a major show of organisational strength and intensified public outreach, the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Sunday organised a massive Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan at Mandli Block in Billawar constituency, where senior Congress leaders launched a scathing attack on both the Union Government and the Jammu & Kashmir administration for “abandoning the people after making lofty promises of development, employment and prosperity.”
The programme was organised by former minister Dr Manohar Lal Sharma and presided over by former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand accompanied by former JKPCC Chief Vakar Rasool Wani and former minister Bhushan Dogra.
Speaking on the occasion, Tara Chand said the BJP Government at the Centre had failed to fulfil even a fraction of the promises made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir over the past several years. He alleged that soaring prices of essential commodities, unprecedented unemployment and neglect of border and remote areas have severely impacted ordinary citizens.
“Instead of addressing people’s issues, the Governments are busy with publicity campaigns while ground realities continue to deteriorate,” he said, adding that the frustration among youth and farmers was increasing with every passing day.
Addressing the gathering, Vakar Rasool Wani accused the BJP-led Union Government and the present J&K administration of pushing people of the Union Territory towards “deep disappointment, uncertainty and economic distress.” He said the people of J&K were promised unprecedented development, jobs for youth, restoration of dignity and strengthening of democratic institutions after the abrogation of Article 370, but nothing substantial had been delivered on the ground.
Dr Manohar Lal Sharma highlighted several pressing issues being faced by the people of Billawar and adjoining areas. He said the region continues to suffer due to inadequate infrastructure, poor healthcare facilities, lack of employment opportunities for youth and persistent neglect of rural development works. He called upon Congress workers to intensify public outreach programmes and strengthen the party organisation at the grassroots level.
Prominent among those present on the occasion included Narinder Sharma, Naresh Sharma, Vijay Tagotra, Narinder Gupta, R A Inqlabi, Madan Chalotra, Nirmal Singh Mehta, Pankaj Sharma, Mast Ram Khajuria, Budhi Singh, Romesh Verma, Sham Sapolia, Vipual, Puran Sarpanch, Gulshan Singh, Ram Lal Bhatti, Ghani Sham, Pardeep Sharma Bittu and others.
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