Excelsior Correspondent
VIJAYPUR, June 1: Former Minister and Pradesh Congress Committee, general secretary, Manjit Singh today accused Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of turning blind eyes towards Jammu and suffering of farmers in kandi areas.
The senior Congress leader was speaking before the party workers during a monthly meeting here at Vijaypur.
During the meeting, the participants highlighted their grievances, while Manjit Singh stressed them to strengthen party’s agenda besides spreading awareness among the people regarding the anti-people policies of the BJP in State as well as in Central Government.
Speaking on the occasion, Manjit Singh alleged that in one year of its regime in Centre, the BJP has hiked the prices of all the essential commodities, and the service tax has also been increased forcing the common man to face suffering.
“The Modi Government belongs to corporate as they have not worked for the common masses. On the one hand their policies support business community and big houses, and on the other the farmers let to the mercy of God by snatching their land without taking his consent,” he added.
Singh reminded that UPA Government had initiated many schemes for the welfare of the poor section of the society and same section has been neglected by the Modi Government leading to “mistrust” and “anger” among the people against BJP Government.
Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, he said, both the ruling parties BJP and PDP have different ideologies despite that they have joined hands for the sake of power.
“BJP has compromised its own ideology of one flag, one constitution which were the roots of the party. This party divided people in Jammu division on communal lines and got votes in the assembly elections securing 25 seats,” he said, adding that now when they have joined Government as coalition of PDP, the saffron party has not worked for the people.
The situation in Jammu has not improved. Many developmental works which were taken up by the Congress during its rule in the State have been shunned like one prestigious artificial Lake Project on Jammu Tawi River, he alleged.
He said that the AIIMS which was sanctioned for Jammu was taken by the PDP to Kashmir but ruling partner BJP remained mum over the issue.
Regarding farmers, he said, the worst suffering was the farmers whose crops were damaged in heavy rains yet they were not given any compensation.
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