Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 21: Maintaining that BJP is a party which works on set principles and ideology, Member of Parliament & Prabhari of the State, Avinash Rai Khanna today declared that after his appointment as next Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi will take forward former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s legacy.
Addressing a massive public rally at Kullian in RS Pura Assembly Constituency, he said it is only BJP where a common man born in a poor family can become National President or Prime Minister. After independence, BJP got an opportunity to form the Government at Centre for six years and the man who headed this Government was a son of common family.
Atal Behari Vajpayee, worked for the welfare and upliftment of weaker sections, women, youth, ex-servicemen, senior citizens besides bringing revolution in developmental activities, including extension of road, rail and air links to remote and far-flung areas, complete check on price-rise and there was not corruption during his six year tenure. It was Vajpayee who took the initiative in bringing separated families in India and Pakistan together by starting bus service and signing cease-fire agreement with Pakistan, he added.
He said unfortunately, with the change of power at Centre, the Congress shelved all the nation-centric, people-centric and pro-poor programmes, schemes and policies of BJP-led NDA government. Now, once again, the party has announced Mr Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate who belongs to a common Indian family to fulfill the aspirations of masses. The people want to see him as next Prime Minister and the Party assures the countrymen that Modi will continue to work on the lines of Vajpayee.
Expressing grave concern over the plight of lakhs of refugees from West Pakistan, Khanna said that J&K is the only State where its own people are living with the tag of refugees for the last 65 years. The Congress, which ruled the country for maximum period did not feel it necessary to treat them human beings and grant the rights enjoyed by other citizens. The refugees of other categories too have been discriminated at different levels, he added.
He made a categorical promise that Narendra Modi will solve the problems of refugees and create an atmosphere for their honourable and dignified life as citizens of India.
BJP candidate from Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary Constituency & State president Jugal Kishore Sharma, said if people want that common citizens, including farmers, border people, weaker sections should be in a position to manage food, shelter, cloths etc. and live with dignity, they should show exit door to Congress and pave way for Modi to be the Prime Minister.
This massive public rally was organized by RS Pura MLA Prof Gharu Ram and the proceedings of the rally were conducted by District President Sat Pal Pappy.
BJP leaders including Ashok Kaul, MLA Prof Gharu Ram, MLA Sukhnandan Kumar, MLA Sham Choudhary, Bansi Lal Bharti, N.D. Rajwal, Sat Sharma (C.A), Yudhvir Sethi, Sat Pal Pappy, Pt Ashok Kumar, HS Pummy, Karnail Singh, Jasbir Singh Samotra, Barjesh Singh Rana, Inder Sudan, Raj Singh Langeh, Avtar Singh, Rajesh Kumar and Dr Gagan Bhagat also addressed the rally.
Meanwhile, Jugal Kishore Sharma alongwith MLAs-Prof Gharu, Sham Choudhary and Sukhnandan Kumar and other senior leaders held impressive road shows and addressed corner meetings at Indira Nagar, Brij Nagar, Miran Sahib, Dhindey Kalan, Gazipur Kullian, Kirpind, Khour Deonian, Phinder, Salehar, Rathana, Chak Bala, Chak Bhaktawar, Chohala, Gagian, Khamb, Purana Pind, Kotli Shah Doula and Wards No. 4,6,7,8,9,10,11 of RS Pura town and sought vote for BJP.
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