Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU Dec 12: Alleging discrimination by Kashmir Centric Government and Ministers with Jammu region specially with far -off areas, Balwan Singh, Congress candidate for Marh Assembly segment said that the Marh Block is suffering due to underdevelopment, no proper road connectivity, lack of recruitment for youth, deprivation of proper health facilities, inadequate crop compensation, no reservation quota etc besides disparity in distribution of funds meant for development.
Balwan Singh was speaking in a public meeting organised at Balvade Chack in Marh Constituency after conducting door-to- door campaign at Soora, Kana Chack, Laliyal Camp, Patiyala Chack .
Addressing a largely attended gathering of people and workers, Balwan Singh reminded them that Congress is committed to create better infrastructure facilities for the people of the area especially living in the remote and far-flung areas without any kind of discrimination and people must see the performance of UPA I and UPA II for the last ten years.
Balwan said that many leaders of different political parties will come to make their claims but the people must realize the performance of the candidate on the ground while making their choice in the Assembly elections.
He exhorted the people to extend their full support to Congress Party, saying this will be support to the forward looking policies and programmes being implemented by Congress government. He further said that there is a need for carrying forward the developmental activities in the State especially in remote and far flung villages.
He said that equitable development has been the main plank of Congress and the party has ensured that people irrespective of region, religion and caste get equal opportunities of progress.
Prominent Congress leaders and workers who accompanied Balwan during the tour include Lala Devi Das, Block President Ashwani Sharma, Bishan Dutt former Sarpanch, Balvinder Sharma, Darshan Lal Motton Sham Lal, Ramesh Sharma, Capt Hakim Singh, Maj. (Retd) Nanak Singh, Mohd Zaqoob, Mohan Singh, S Harbans Singh, Bishan Dutt (exx-Sarpanch), Rattan Lal, Om Parkash and Retd Inspector Vijay.
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