Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand today highlighted Congress achievements in the country for record development, besides appealed people to vote for Madan Lal Sharma.
To ensure the victory of coalition candidate, Madan Lal Sharma, who is contesting elections from Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary constituency, Tara Chand addressed a joint gathering of NC-Congress workers and supporters in several areas of Khour block including Kaliyan, Khunda, Nandwal, Khor Camp, Nai Basti, Nairana and Padli.
Addressing an impressive gathering, Tara Chand highlighted the remarkable achievements of Coalition Government in the State and UPA at Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister for Health Ghulam Nabi Azad. He said the past ten years of Congress led UPA are the ‘golden era’ of development as historic steps have been taken to benefit the people with introduction of new schemes and laws.
While lauding the leadership of Ghulam Nabi Azad, Tara Chand said that opening of new Medical Colleges, Cancer Institute, Health centres, and extension of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in the State shows the commitment, dedication and love of Azad towards the people of Jammu and Kashmir adding that even in the short tenure of his Chief Ministership, State witnessed tremendous development. He said initiative of new administrative units was taken in Azad’s tenure who created districts and later Coalition Government under the leadership of Chief Minister completed the envisioned dream.