
Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Oct 17: Pradesh BJP vice president, Surjeet Singh Slathia today said the onus lies on the new Government for emulating and carrying forward the mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Jammu and Kashmir proactive player of the country’s growth trajectory.
Inaugurating the road from Sunjwan Camp to Harimandir, conducted at a cost Rs 3.37 crore, Slathia, while addressing people at Sujwan camp here, said the past over five years, post abrogation of Article 370, witnessed huge transformation in Jammu and Kashmir in terms of development, implementation of welfare schemes and socio-economic and political empowerment of all segments in accordance with Prime Minister’s agenda of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas that fostered a sense of belonging with renewed spirit of confidence among people. So much so that the political entities believing in separatism also realized the futility of their misadventure and shown intent to join the mainstream. This is a huge shift in the political landscape, all because of the firm leadership at the Centre and unflinching support of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to the initiatives for bringing lasting peace in once trouble torn State, he said, adding that for the first time they felt themselves at the centre stage of various schemes aimed at ameliorating their lot.
Slathia explained the schemes and historic initiatives taken by the Prime Minister Modi led BJP Government in the past over ten years with an objective to benefit and uplift the poor and downtrodden in the society by empowering them and equitably developing them. The growth and stability earned the country huge global attention, making every Indian proud of the stature India gained across the continents, he added.
Slathia also made a mention of path breaking initiatives taken across Jammu and Kashmir with an avowed objective of ensuring development, creating infrastructural facilities, strengthening utility services and giving fillip to growth as a result of massive investments. He said the investments will certainly manifest in industrialization on a mega scale thus opening vistas of opportunities for economic empowerment and generation of jobs for professionals, technocrats, educated unemployed besides skilled and unskilled workforce.
He said the Prime Minister put J&K at the threshold of a new era of peace and progress as per his Naya Jammu Kashmir vision with tourism booming, gardens blooming, stone pelting becoming nightmare of the past and new hope emerging among the people.