Sapolia with supporters joins BJP
Excelsior Correspondent
BASOHLI, Feb 9: Maintaining that BJP led by Narendra Modi is the only option with the people to carry the country forward, Union Minister in PMO with independent charge of North Eastern States, Dr Jitendra Singh today cautioned the people about the opposition parties saying they have no common agenda for national prosperity except to grab power by hook or crook.
Addressing a public meeting here, today Dr Jitendra Singh said it is the only BJP led by Narendra Modi which can ensure development of J&K and ensure prosperity of the youth of the State as well as the country.
On the occasion, former MLA and senior Congress leader, Jagdish Raj Sapolia along with his supporters Panches and Sarpanches joined the BJP. He resolved to work for strengthening of the Party in the area.
Dr Jitendra Singh, while welcoming Sapolia and his associates in the party fold said the youth are looking forward towards BJP dispensation under the leadership of Narendra Modi as they are of the firm belief that he can take the nation to heights and ensure the prosperity of people.
Highlighting various developmental projects undertaken for the Kathua -Udhampur and Doda Parliamentary Constituency, Dr Jitendra Singh said that work on much talked about Shahpur Kandi Project has begun and it will be game changer for the Kathua, Basohli Billawar and Samba constituencies and Kandi belt will no longer be called Kandi after the project is constructed.
This project will bring cheers on the faces of thousands of farmers in Kandi belt of Kathua and Samba districts, the Union Minister said, adding it will increase the paddy, vegetable, floriculture and horticulture production in the twin districts of Samba and Kathua besides a long drawn dream of the people of the Kandi belt will be fulfilled.
Dr Jitendra Singh made a dig at the previous leaders from Jammu who he said sabotaged this project just to keep their Kashmir centric leaders in good humor. He gave full credit to PM Narendra Modi for brining the chief secretaries of two riparian states Jammu Kashmir and Punjab on negotiating table and signing of MoU on the project.
The people of the Jammu have a right to ask the leaders of opposition parties that why this project was not taken up in hand during last 45 years and what were the reasons for delaying it. He said had this project been taken up in hand earlier the farmers in kandi belt would have also become prosperous.
Dr Jitendra Singh, while allaying fears of the people announced that the orders for reservation to the people of IB will also be issued soon by the State Government at par with Line of Control (LoC).
The Union Minister said that many pending issues of Basohli will now actively be followed with the joining of Sapolia in the party.
Addressing the meeting Jagdish Raj Sapolia made a dig at former MLA and Minister, Ch. Lal Singh and said he was inaccessible to the people with the result a vacuum was created between people of the Constituency and the Government.
He said the link of MLA with the people and Government was missing due to which problems of masses compounded day by day. The MLA was neither meeting the people nor following their issues instead he was creating impediments in execution of developmental projects, Sapolia added.
Sapolia regretted that due to his style of functioning many projects brought by the MP were delayed in the Basohli Constituency due to negative role of then MLA.
He said he was ready for debate with MLA that what he did during his two term as MP for the Constituency and has he brought any major project for the Constituency during his tenure.
Criticising Lal Singh who is claiming himself to be crusader of Dogra cause said it was he who tried to sabotage Amarnath land row agitation during 2008 when he (Sapolia) and Dr Jitendra Singh were fighting along with Amarnath Sangrash Samiti for a great cause. Moreover it was during the period of Ghulam Nabi Azad as CM of the State when Lal Singh was the MP that Dogra certificate was curtailed by then Government.
Former MLA Bani and district Basohli BJP president Jeevan Lal also addressed the meeting and highlighted the five year achievements of Modi Government and welfare and developmental projects brought for the State by BJP leaders. Raghunandan Singh Babloo, Gopal Mahajan, Narain Dutt, Keshaw Khajuria, BJYM national Executive member, Bharat Sharma and Jaswinder Singh were also present in the meeting.
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