Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Jan 22: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supports Union Territory (UT) Status for Ladakh, demands appointment of High Power Committee to look into regional imbalances in the State, creation of five new districts for Jammu region, reservation of three Assembly seats for Kashmiri migrants, eight seats for PoJK refugees in State Assembly, opening of Kailash Mansarovar road via Ladakh and passage of Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Temples Bill.
Adopting its poll agenda 2014 for BJP election campaign during the concluding day of the two days Party State Executive meeting here, today, the BJP will strive for grant of citizenship rights to West Pak refugees, inclusion of Boti into Eight Schedule of Indian Constitution, construction of all weather road for Ladakh region via Zojeela so that the region remains linked to rest of the country throughout the year.
It will also demand effective measures be taken for combating security threat from China and Pakistan.
The poll agenda of the Party was presented in the meeting by BJP National Executive Member and chief spokesperson of the State, Dr Jitendra Singh and it was seconded by the Party general secretary Bali Bhagat before it was adopted.
The Party will also strive for proper allocation of budget, removal of imbalances, lifting of freeze on delimitation, immediate constitution of New Delimitation Commission, rehabilitation and compensation to victims of terrorism with due compensation and rehabilitation to those who have helped to fight terror irrespective of their religion, and equitable creation of districts depending upon objective criteria.
The BJP while supporting the reservation of eight seats for PoJK refugees besides settlement of their other demands said that these seats should be allotted to them from 24 seats reserved for PoJK in State Assembly while it demanded three seats be reserved for Kashmiri Pandits in Assembly out of 46 seats earmarked for Kashmir Valley.
The Party advocated for allocation of budget and creation of new administrative units based on population and area specific need for each area.
Supporting the passage of Shrines and Temples Bill for preservation of places of Hindu worship in Valley, the BJP said these are not only the religious places but places of Kashmiri heritage.
The Party also adopted the political resolution which among other things dwelt upon Congress-NC misrule and rising corruption in the State, rising unemployment and discrimination with Jammu region.
It said 59 percent youth in Jammu region is unemployed due to discriminative policies of the Government.
The resolution was moved by advisor to State president of the Party, Prof Hari Om and it was seconded by Party’s National Executive Member, Dr Nirmal Singh and BJP Legislative Party leader, Ashok Khajuria.
The political resolution while terming the Article 370 mother of all crisis in the State said that it has to go lock stock and barrel.
It said the debate has already been initiated on the Article and it has not done any good to the people of the State.
The political resolution also stressed on empowerment of Panchayats and Local Bodies by implementing 73th and 74th Constitutional amendment, citizenship rights to West Pak refugees, settlement of demands of PoJK refugees with grant of one time compensation. It also accused the State Government for its failure in rehabilitation of Kashmiri Hindu and Sikh migrants from Valley who are leading an exiled life for last 25 years now. The resolution also dealt in detail on current political situation in the State.
The concluding session was chaired by State president Jugal Kishore Sharma and among others former president Shamsher Singh Manhas, Party general secretary organization, Ashok Koul, general secretary, Kavinder Gupta and Rajiv Jasrotia, State vice president, Chander Parkash Ganga, Advocate Vijay Sharma district president all MLAs of the Party.
Party Seh Prabhari and MLA Delhi, R P Singh was the observer in the concluding session.
He said it is Party’s Mission of 272+ to make Narendra Modi as PM. He called upon party cadre to work for next three months to win at least three Lok Sabha seats from the State.
Later Mr Singh convened a separate meeting of Party’s nine MLAs who included Jugal Kishore Sharma, Ashok Khajuria, Sukhnandan Kumar, Sham Choudhary, Baldev Raj Sharma, Master Lal Chand, Durga Dass, Bharat Bushan and Prof Garu Ram.
The meeting held the election of Party’s Legislature group after rejoining of five MLAs and BJP’s National Executive Member and MLA Jammu East Ashok Khajuria was re-elected as Leader of the Legislature Party unanimously.
Giving this information to media later R P Singh said that election was conducted smoothly and BJP will now redouble its efforts in the State to ensure the victory of its candidates at least on three Lok Sabha seats out of six.
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