Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 3: District Congress Committee Jammu (Urban) in a meeting held today at PCC headquarters discussed party affairs and plans for the coming month.
The meeting was chaired by former minister and Incharge District president Jammu (U), Yogesh Sawhney. Amid rising resentments for the uncertainty and delay in restoration of the statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress is planning to hold a massive agitational programme against the Centre to demand the restoration of complete statehood.
Sawhney asked the district Congress leaders to start preparing in this regard. They also discussed upcoming agendas of the party in the Jammu district and chalked down the strategy to address the current problems being faced by people.
Addressing the meeting, Sawhney spoke of the upcoming agitational programme of the Congress party seeking complete statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and issued important instructions for its preparations. Congress party workers must create awareness among the general public about the failures of the Government and the drawbacks of not having the status of being a state.
Sawhney said that Jammu has witnessed huge setbacks due to the revocation of statehood by the BJP Government including the seizing of jobs, land, and the suppression of political and civil rights. The economy has also suffered immensely due to the Government’s irrational policies and decisions. Therefore, it is high time that the Centre keeps its promise of giving back statehood so that people can exercise their political rights by choosing a democratic Government. The Centre should accept the demand for restoration of statehood to J-K in the interest of the Constitution and democracy, he stated.
Launching a scathing attack on the Government, Sawhney further added that without a dedicated Government elected by the people Jammu and its people are being neglected and overlooked. The Centre is not coming to look after the mohallas of Jammu, he said. And for a credible election exercise, complete statehood is a must.
Prominent among those present in the meeting included Krishan Lal Gupta, Madan Malagar, Dr. Ramakant Khajuria, Sanjeev Sharma, Uttam Singh, Dwarka Choudhary (Chief Whip JMC), Ritu Choudhary, Rajinder Jamwal, Pritam Singh, Ricky Dalotra (PYC), Sat Pal Sapolia, Vijay Malohtra and Chander Sheikhar.
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