Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: Congress today targeted the BJP National President J P Nadda, who heads the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry besides the management of SMVDSB and the institute for their failure to take care of the rights and religious sentiments of the community while granting necessary recognition and permission to the SMVDIME, for which BJP owes an explanation and apology.
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Addressing a press conference here today at PCC HQ Jammu, senior Congress leaders, including Working President Raman Bhalla and Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma questioned BJP for their failure to protect and safeguard the religious sentiments and rights of the Hindu community, while granting the necessary go head to the said institute.
“Right from Centre Govt, especially the Ministry of the Health and Family Welfare headed by BJP President J P Ndda to the management of the Shrine Board, it is the ruling party – BJP which is responsible for its failure in this regard. Who stopped them from taking due care of the rights and religious sentiments of the people in the matter, as per law and norms?” questioned the Congress leaders.
They said that it’s no body’s case that there was any illegality or bungling in matter of selections/ allocation of seats to candidates, which appears to have been done by the competent authority on merit, in accordance with the norms and rules applicable at the time of admissions to the said institute. “Then why to give communal twist and raise questions on the admissions, for the fault of concerned authorities at the helm of affairs ,who all belong to BJP and its system but failed to safeguard the rights and religious sentiments of the community by not adopting appropriate course available under law and norms,” they said.
Ravinder Sharma said when there are similar examples and safeguards already available to some institutes, the BJP and its led Government at the Centre and authorities under them, should blame themselves only tender apology to the people of Jammu and rest of the country, whom they are trying to surcharge for their political vested interests and hate politics.
On the occasion, Congress also launched an online talent hunt for inducting public spirited young, dynamic persons to be selected for the media department of the party at all levels from DCC, PCC and upwards.
Former MLCs Ved Mahajan and Naresh Gupta and President DCC Jammu Urban Th Manmohan Singh were also present in the press conference.
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