Gopal Sharma
JAMMU, Sept 5: Former Congress president, Rahul Gandhi (MP) is visiting Jammu next week.
Disclosing this at an important meeting held at Party headquarters here today, AICC In-charge J&K Affairs, Rajni Patil (ex-MP) said that Rahul Gandhi will straightway visit the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and on his return will interact with the important functionaries of Blocks, Districts , Congress representatives of PRIs and leaders of frontal wings of the party during his two days stay in Jammu.
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He shall interact with the members of extended Working Committee, including former Ministers, legislators, AICC, PCC and DCC delegates and heads of frontal wings.
Patil got the inputs and suggestions about the proposed visit and discussed the arrangements to be made to finalize the schedule of visit. AICC leader told them that she has come to take their views and suggestions before finalizing the detail of the schedule of the proposed visit of Rahul Gandhi.
Pertinent to mention here that Gandhi was scheduled to visit Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh earlier last month but could not spare the so many days in one go, due to preoccupations during the Parliamentary session. He visited Kashmir (Srinagar) for two days last month during which he went to the holy shrines of Mata Kheer Bhawani and Hazratbal, besides holding interactions with the party leaders and activists.
During the inaugural function of the new building of the party office at Srinagar, Rahul had announced that he shall visit Jammu and Ladakh too, in near future.
Though Patil did not disclose the date of Rahul’s arrival, yet the party sources disclosed that date of Rahul Gandhi’s arrival in Jammu is likely September 9.
JKPCC chief GA Mir who presided over the meeting said that Rahul Gandhi will take the feedback from the ground about the state of affairs and the feelings of people after disbanding and down-grading of the historical State into two UTs and current spell of Central rule. Although no rally has been planned in view of COVID situation, yet all precautions shall be taken in this regard while facilitating the top leaders at various levels to interact with Gandhi.
Several Party leaders including PCC functionaries, district presidents, former legislators, Corporators and heads of frontal wings attended the meeting.
Earlier, a convention of SC Cell of the JKPCC was addressed at the party office by Rajni Patil, which was organized by the newly appointed Chairman of the SC Department Dr Karan Bhagat. PCC president GA Mir and other prominent functionaries of PCC were also present.
Patil, while addressing the gathering said that Congress has always protected and promoted the interests of the downtrodden and weaker sections of the society and is committed to their upliftment and empowerment in all spheres of life. She said that the framer of the Constitution Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar belonged to Maharashtra which is her native State and she is proud of this.
The AICC leader further said that the provision of reservation including political reservation was aimed at their political empowerment . She said that SC, ST and Women got the reservations at the grassroots level democratic institutions in the whole country including J&K by virtue of 73rd and 74th amendments of the Constitution of India introduced by the Congress party under the leadership of Rajiv Gandhi.
Mir appreciated the efforts of newly appointed Chairman SC Department of PCC for stepping up activities of the organization and hoped that the Department shall reach out to the targeted sections in all areas to educate the people of their rights.
On the occasion, Satish Dogra (Retd Aeronautic Engineer) and Vinay Bhushan (Retd. MD Industries & Commerce) joined Congress party. They were welcomed by the senior Congress leaders in the party. Amar Chand, Baldev Raj, Yog Raj, Ashok Kumar, Prem Lata, Sahil Sabotra, Gian Chand were the other SC leaders who attended the function.
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