Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR Apr 28: Provincial President National Conference Devender Singh Rana on Sunday called for dispensing justice to the people and mitigating their suffering by adopting a positive approach, saying that negativism has hugely jeopardised the public interest and retarded the overall growth of the State.
“National Conference has largely succeeded in bringing the State on the right path of peace and development during the past four and half years and this journey will continue”, Rana declared while addressing the office bearers and party workers at Udhampur this afternoon, saying that Jammu and Kashmir can no more afford politics of opportunism and deceit, as it has to overcome the miseries of the past and flourish as a vibrant entity.
The Provincial President reiterated his party’s resolve to foil the attempts of those believing in divide and rule and bringing people face to face in the name of religion and region. However, he cautioned them to guard against the machinations of the frustrated elements, who he said, could go to any extent in view of the forthcoming elections.
Differentiating between the political philosophy of National Conference and the Opposition, he said his party places the interests of the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh above everything else while others, particularly the Bharatiya Janata Party and its extension in Kashmir, People’s Democratic Party were looking for short cuts to power.
Rana said that hidden understanding between the PDP and the BJP stands totally exposed which is evident from the fact that senior leaders of the former feel it necessary to deny in public and media interactions any poll alliance during the upcoming Assembly elections. “How can they wash off their hands from the clandestine deal when their bonhomie became public during the recent Council elections”, he wondered.
He also made a dig at Panthers Party for political opportunism and referred to its siding with the PDP sponsored candidate, supported by BJP. “It is unfortunate that power-politics was resulting in unholy alliances”, he said adding that NC will fight all these elements with the full might at the strength of peoples’ support.
The Provincial President exhorted his party workers to educate the people about behind-the-seen attempts of communal and regional forces to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere. He also urged them to fan out in their respective areas and help people solve their problems.
Speaking on the occasion, former Minister Ram Paul, besides former legislators, Thakur Kashmira Singh and Brij Mohan Sharma stressed the need for close coordination between the party rank and file, workers at the grass roots and the Ministers of their party for achieving the common objective of the party leadership.
Earlier, speaking at a huge rally organised by the State Central Labour Union at Tikri, in observance of Labour Day, Devender Singh Rana said the strength of the Sher-e-Kashmir’s party lay in the welfare and empowerment of peasants, workers, skilled and unskilled labour force besides those contributing immensely for the progress of the State.
Referring to the local issues, he said that National Conference led Government is endeavouring for carving out maximum opportunities for local labour force and workers in the projects taken up under the centrally sponsored schemes. He said he will take up with the Chief Minister the issue regarding setting up of Magnesium Plant by the NMDC at Panthal.
He also referred to the issues pertaining to Pithu and Palkiwallas of Katra and regretted their exploitation by some elements for their petty politics. Their problems need immediate redressal, he maintained, saying “they deserve compassion”.
Speaking on the occasion, Nar Singh, President J&K State Central Labour Union and eminent Labour leader Chain Singh Dehati recalled the measures taken during National Conference Governments for the betterment of the working class.
The meeting of District Committee of Udhampur was also attended and addressed by Ch. Mohammad Shafi, Advocate, Sunil Verma, S. Ker Singh, Lal Chand Musafir, Subash Kudyar, Ram Parshotam Sharma, Vijay Khajuria, Raj Kapoor, Govind, Madhu Verma, Ch. Iqbal, Naresh Chander Anthal.
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