Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 22: Former Minister Harsh Dev Singh, who had recently quit Aam Aadmi Party, today formally re-joined Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party and claimed that JKNPP alone could deal with ubiquitous challenges being faced by people of the erstwhile State.
For the re-joining of Harsh Dev, JKNPP organized an impressive function adjacent to its erstwhile office at Gandhi Nagar Jammu, which was sealed by the Government on February 20. The enthusiastic NPP activists, led by its President Vilakshan Singh Advocate and Jaya Mala- Founder member and wife of Prof Bhim Singh, gave a rousing reception to Harsh Dev Singh amid drum beats and shouting of slogans. Gagan Pratap Singh, Parshotam Parihar and Sham Choudhary who had resigned from AAP, also joined Panthers Party on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Harsh Dev Singh said that he was advised by friends, relatives, will wishers and civil society members to revive Panthers Party which was the only recognized regional party of Jammu region. He said that people of the erstwhile State were faced with multiple problems with none of the national parties coming forward to bail them out in times of crisis. The JKNPP alone could deal with such ubiquitous challenges and therefore the revival of the Panthers Party had become imperative, he added.
Spelling out the priorities of NPP, Mr Singh said that restoration of Statehood and early installation of democratic Govt in J&K were the need of the hour. He said that bureaucratic rule was no answer to the prevalent crisis. “The LG administration has lost connect with the masses. The unemployed, semi-employed and contractuals are on the roads with none to even take note of their sufferings and grievances. The NPP would as such address the concerns of various aspirational groups of the UT,” he said.
Vilakshan Singh said that re-entry of Harsh Dev had re-ignited the party and boosted the morale of the rank and file of the party.
Jaya Mala announced that all NPP committees will be re-constituted and the process needed to be completed before 23rd March which is celebrated as the foundation day of the Party.
Several senior leaders of JKNPP, including Founder Member Sukhdev Singh, Working Committee members, Presidents of Districts besides DDC Dudu Basantgarh Ashri Devi; BDC Chairman Majalta Capt(Rtd) Dina Nath Bhagat; BDC Chairman Ramnagar Des Raj; BDC Chairperson Parly Dhar, Neelam Devi; BDC Chairperson Kulwanta Sushma Devi; BDC Chairman Latti Darshan Kumar, BDC Ex-Chairman Khoon Parkash Chand besides several Sarpanchs/Panchs were present on the occasion.
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