Excelsior Correspondent
Akhnoor, Nov 19: On development agenda and his last six years performances exhorting Congress workers to seek popular mandate, Sham Lal Sharma, senior Congress leader and Minister for PHE, Irrigation and flood Control while addressing hundereds of active party workers from Akhnoor town, Chowki Chowra, Maira Mandrian, Jourian and Bhalwal Brahmana stated that Congress workers should work unitedly to mobilize the last voter of their polling stations for grand victory.
He said during his six years tenure as Minister and 10 years as MLA, Akhnoor constituency not only get executed major developmental schemes and projects but has ensured all basic civic amenities in Akhnoor town where connectivity, Health, Education, drinking water supplies and other facilities provided. One Degree College, four bridges, 11 Higher Secondary Schools, 9 tube wells in city with backup system get commissioned on war foot, which speak for itself volume about his vision for Akhnoor who elected him twice as their MLA with overwhelming leads.
Sham Lal claimed that his vision for Akhnoor which has been translated into ground realities witnessed by the people need popular mandate as none else approaching masses for vote would present as probably they even seen 139 polling stations not to talk about their any credibility.
He asserted that being Akhnoor representative, he made this town historical and hub of religious activities with popularly called Second Haridawar in India, restoring its rich historical heritages and given new face lift to attract tourists from other parts. Chenab river and its adjoining vicinity provided RCC sheds, Tourist Reception Centre, parks and gardens, walkers’ paths. Sharma recalled how World spiritual Guru Dalai Lama has been impressed with their Akhnoor town he visited and returned with his sweet memories.
He told party workers that during his tenures, he not only fought for Akhnoor’s betterment but raised and emerged as guardian of Jammu’s entire region with bold and firm stand in Legislature as well as Cabinet meetings as and when the question of Jammu’s interests arises. Castigating and lambasting BJP for its dubious political gimmicks he urged upon the State people that only Congress can safeguard the three regions’ integration as BJP has only nefarious designs to sabotage Jammu region’s justified cause.
He exhorted party men to exert and launch mass contact electioneering campaign to vote and support his landslide victory.