Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Oct 10: Former Deputy Chief Minister and senior leader of Democratic Azad Party (DAP) Tara Chand today said that DAP will fight for restoration of statehood along with safeguarding the land rights of the masses of Jammu and Kashmir.
Tara Chand said Ghulam Nabi Azad is always the first choice of masses as a chief minister of J&K and he will be again become chief minister of J&K. The former Deputy CM was addressing a huge gathering at Billawar.
He along with other members of recently formed central zone committee of the Party including general secretary RS Chib, former Minister Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, former MLA Balwan Singh, senior leader and Advocate MK Bhardwaj, Ex Deputy Speaker Ghulam Haidder Malik, Ex MLC Subash Gupta, Ex MLC Vinod Mishra, senior leader Sobit Ali, was there to brought forward the agenda of the Party and to propose the names for district Kathua and central zone committees.
Speaking on the occasion, RS Chib said it was during tenure of Ghulam Nabi Azad as Chief Minister and Union Minister that a large quantum of developemental works were initiated and accomplished in J&K and especially in Jammu division. He said creation of new districts was also gift by then CM Ghulam Nabi Azad to the masses.
Thakur Balwan Singh said that people of J&K feel betrayed by the downgrading of the historic state. He further said that DAP would intensify struggle for the restoration of statehood with protection to jobs and lands for the local people.
Dr Manohar Lal Sharma said that DAP as a party will always fight for safeguarding the rights of the localities and once in power they will deal in time bound manner with land, mining, liquor & construction mafia which under BJP regime has flourished.
M K Bhardwaj said that time has come to overthrow this anti-people and anti-youth BJP Government while Vinod Mishra and Subash Gupta urged the visiting delegates and workers of the party to strengthen the party at grass root level.
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