*Downgrading J&K into UT insult to people: Wani
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) today held a strong protest dharna to oppose the celebration of UT Divas by the Govt and the BJP and observed it `black day ‘ and demanded early restoration of statehood and State Assembly Elections.
Led by JKPCC p[resident Vikar Rasool Wani along with working president Raman Bhalla, senior vice Presidents Balwan Singh, Ravinder Sharma besides vice presidents, general secretaries and large number of PCC functionaries, DCC presidents, frontal wing heads and senior leaders of DCCs Jammu Urban and Rural, the protest/ sit-in dharna at Shaheedi Chowk was held for over two hours demanding statehood and Assembly elections besides restoration of democracy including ULB and Panchayat elections.
A large number of workers including women workers carrying placards raised strong slogans against UT Divas & BJP Govt and demanded immediate restoration of statehood and democracy.
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Wani lashed out at the BJP led Centre Govt and UT administration for celebrating UT Divas, thus adding insult to the injuries of all people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the promise of restoration of statehood on the floor of Parliament appears to be another Jumla of BJP Govt as it is for the first time that the UT Divas is being celebrated on this day, which clearly indicates that BJP Govt does not want to return statehood to J&K. This is insult to the people of J&K who are hurt by the downgrading of historical Dogra State.
Working president Raman Bhalla, asked why celebration of UT Divas after 4 years and where is the promise of restoration of statehood. The historical Dogra State was downgraded into UT against the wishes of people of J&K. He asked BJP to explain to the people why no restoration of statehood after 4 years. He said people will teach lesson to BJP for this betrayal, besides unemployment and price rise.
Prominent among those who attended included- vice presidents -Ved Mahajan, Naresh K Gupta, Yash Pal Kundal, Vinod Sharma, Rajnish Sharma (Mian) and Pranav Shagotra; general secretaries Mohinder Bhardwaj, Pawan Raina, Shashi Sharma, TS Tony, Naresh Sharma, Narinder Gupta, Amrit Bali, Shakeel Shah, Gurmit Singh, Narinder Sharma, Balbir Singh, Shakeel Mir, Subash Bhagat, Satish Sharma, Thomas Khokhar; DCC Presidents Manmohan Singh (Jmu Urban), Shamsher Chib (Jmu Rural), Sanjeev Sharma (Samba), Pankaj Dogra (Kathua), Vinod Khajuria (Udhampur), Akash Bharat (PYC), Shameema Raina (Mahila Wing), Vijay Sharma (Seva Dal), Ajay Lakhotra (NSUI), Karan Bhagat (SC), Madan Chalotra (OBC), Krishan Bhagat (Ex-MLA) besides others.
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