Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: Claiming that people of Jammu and Kashmir are suffering badly due to absence of powers with the elected Government, JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra today asked BJP to explain whether the commitment to restore Statehood was another `Jumla’ of Modi Government.
Addressing workers’ convention of district Jammu Rural in Muthi area of Jammu today, Karra questioned the local BJP for its stand over the continued neglect of most popular demand of people of entire Jammu & Kashmir by the Centre Government and was it like several other ‘Jumlas’ of Modi Government, which were never fulfilled.
While asserting that the Congress would not rest till the Central Government fulfills the commitment of Statehood, made on the floor of Parliament, before the Supreme Court and the people of J&K, during recent Assembly elections also. Most surprising is the total silence of local BJP unit and party’s MLAs after getting huge mandate from people. Is it not a continued deceit of the Centre over the most fundamental demand of general public and the right of people.
Karra said people of J&K are suffering in the absence of powers with the elected Government and various sections like unemployed youth, daily wagers, contractual, adhoc, consolidated temporary & NHM employees, Anganwadi, Asha workers, SPOs are awaiting justice from the Government.
JKPCC chief said Dogras are worst hit and most hurt by the loss of identity, status, dignity and the rights to protect their land, jobs and natural resources, which are being looted and taken over by influential outsiders besides invasion on their Dogra culture, language and peaceful co-existence.
Karra said that Congress has a history of sacrifices before and after independence as it’s two Prime Ministers sacrificed lives while BJP has a legacy of ” Mafinama ” Party and today seeks certificate of nationalism from Congress.
Addressing the gathering Tara Chand talked of the role of Congress in uniting people and uplifting the downtrodden as a result the Dalits occupied prime positions in the Government and services due to reservation in the Constitution while urging to safeguard the Constitution.
Raman Bhalla referred to large scale development during the ten years of UPA rule and coalition Government in the State but our identity and rights were snatched arbitrarily by the Modi Government and now hoodwinking the people of Jammu Kashmir.
The convention was organised by DCC Rural under the leadership of Th Hari Singh Chib and attended by working presidents- Tara Chand, Raman Bhalla; Ch Lal Singh, AICC secretary Neeraj Kundan, IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib, Mula Ram, Balwan Singh, Ravinder Sharma, Yogesh Sawhney, Ved Mahajan, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, MLA, Iftikhar Ahmed, Rajnish Sharma, Shashi Sharma, TS Tony, Gurdarshan Singh, Balbir Singh IYC general secretary Man Singh, Suresh Dogra, Narinder Sharma, Vijay Sharma, Bhushan Dogra, Ashok Bhagat, Ajay Lakhotra, Sanjeev Panda, Neeraj Gupta, Madan Lal Chalotra, Rajiv Saraf, Kapil Singh, Rajni Bala and others.
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