Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Nov 14: Cautioning the people to beware of divisive forces that are hell bent to create confusion among masses, just to grab power, senior Congress leader and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori described erstwhile Doda district as miniature of secular India and appealed the people to cast their votes to strengthen the secular forces.
Contesting Assembly election from Inderwal Assembly segment, Mr. Saroori, during his campaign in the higher reaches of Kishtwar district addressed various public meetings at Gujjar Khothan Drabshalla, Joshana, Salana, Bahdat, Bat Pura, Kral Pura, Bugrana, Kalchanda, Tatani, Patti, Londhari, and Shrouti today and said that after announcement of election, BJP and PDP have started propaganda to divert the attention of the masses.
Lambasting BJP and PDP for its lust for power by hoodwinking the innocent people of the country, Saroori said that the population of Chenab region that comprises the Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban and Banihal belts is a symbol of secularism. He called upon the people to counter the divisive moves of certain political parties, which are least bothered about the addressing the miseries of the people and instead they (political parties) have just one hidden agenda i.e. to befool the people on the name of religion and caste and exploit their votes.
Saroori said restoration of peace, construction of thousands of bridges, roads, schools, colleges, administrative units, Medical colleges, cancer hospital, sub-centres and other developmental schemes besides enactment of historic legislations to empower people and ensure transparency in all fields of administration by the Congress party has been possible with the financial and logistic support by the Congress led UPA-I and UPA-II.