Patil reviews political situation in Jammu, discusses party roadmap with leaders

AICC Incharge J&K Affairs Rajni Patil addressing leaders at party headquarters in Jammu.
AICC Incharge J&K Affairs Rajni Patil addressing leaders at party headquarters in Jammu.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 16: Ex-Member Parliament and AICC Incharge J&K Affairs Rajni Patil today reviewed the overall political situation and discussed the road map for the party in Jammu & Kashmir.
Patil, who is on five-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir, today continued day-long interaction with the party leaders at various levels including PCC, DCC, frontal wing functionaries, former Legislators, and other senior leaders to take the ground feedback and draw the future strategy for strengthening the party at different levels.
Along with JKPCC chief GA Mir and AICC spokesperson Ragni Nayak, Patil took series of meetings with different leaders and activists and sought the report from various quarters and all over Jammu province. She was apprised of the resentment amongst the people over the failure of the Union Government on various fronts especially in fulfilling the local aspirations and commitments by the BJP to Jammu region and different sections.
Patil was also apprised about the main demand of the people of J&K for restoration of statehood to before holding assembly elections. Congress leaders told Patil that people are against BJP Government over various issues especially depriving of the identification and dignity and rights of Jammu and Kashmir besides price rise, large scale unemployment, arrogance of ruling leaders and the bureaucratic regime and corruption, sale of resources and unprecedented price hike of all commodities including sand & bajri.
Earlier, PCC chief GA Mir briefed the participants about the ongoing struggle for the restoration of statehood with constitutional safeguards and for highlighting the failures of the BJP Government at the Centre, and exhorted the cadres to be ready for bigger struggle for the rights of people democratically.
He said party shall gear up activities in the coming days to highlight the multiple problems and hardships faced by common masses and expose BJP for the broken promises.
Later, AICC Incharge JK affairs Rajni Patil met with delegation of the aggrieved students of class 10th. The aggrieved students told Patil that the authorities are ignoring their genuine demand for mass promotion like other States and Kashmir region. The AICC leader assured the students to take up their demand with the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
Earlier on Thursday, Rajni Patil, G A Mir and AICC spokesperson Raagni Nayak along with Jugal Kishore Sharma, Manmohan Singh and Hari Singh Chib, paid obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and prayed for the well being of people of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere in the country.