Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 21: Agitated over BJP Government for ignoring the most cherished aspirations of people with respect to declaration of September 23rd as a State holiday to commemorate Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday besides restoration of Statehood to J&K, Panthers Party activists staged a protest demonstration, here today.
The protesters, spearheaded by Harsh Dev Singh, Chairman-JKNPP and Yash Paul Kundal, General Secretary-JKNPP, waved black flags to the visiting Union Ministers while raising anti-Govt slogans.
While addressing the gathering, Harsh Dev Singh questioned the double standards of BJP which endorsed the demand of the Jammu people for holiday on 23rd September while in opposition but refused to act over the same after ascending the throne of power. He wondered that holiday on Maharaja’s birthday was denied by so called nationalist party despite the late Dogra ruler’s colossal contributions having made millions of nationalist people of the State to call themselves as proud Indians.
Reiterating the demand of restoration of Statehood to J&K, Harsh Dev and Yash Paul Kundal said that on 5th Aug 2019, the BJP led Govt at the Centre had caused the greatest embitterment in the hearts and minds of the people by denigrating the status of statehood to a Union Territory. Mr Singh said that it was the only ‘Dogra state’ in the country which was conceptualized and created by our revered rulers and extended with countless sacrifices made by Dogra warriors. He said that the past two years witnessed massive public uprisings against the anti Jammu and anti people policies of the ruling dispensation. “The economy was worst impacted and development came to a standstill. The arrogant and power intoxicated BJP continued to use the coercive apparatus of state to silence all those who dared raise their voice for justice and sought fulfillment of promises made by it during elections. Every section of the society is suffering. The youth are on the roads. The farmers, the border dwellers, the traders including shopkeepers and businessmen all have been bearing the brunt of apathetic and callous attitude of the bureaucracy which is ruling the roost in absence of the popular elected Government. It has remained averse to the woes of the people as the officers sitting at the helm of the affairs have no connect with the people”, anguish Harsh said.
Kundal said that if a huge battalion of 70 Central Ministers could not fulfill demands of the nationalist people, they had no right to approach the people during elections for votes. Panthers Party along with every sect of the society will launch mass movement in the days to come until the cherished aspirations of the people are addressed and fulfilled by the Govt, asserted Mr Kundal.
Among others, who spoke on the occasion, included Rajesh Padgotra and Gagan Pratap Singh.
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