Sat decries negative role of Cong, NC

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 19: In the series of programmes being organized to celebrate the 70th Independence Day, the “Azaad 70” with the theme of “Yaad Karo Qurbani”, the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, alongwith Union MoS Dr. Jitendra Singh and J&K State BJP leadership will address a public rally at Smailpur, the birth place of Pt Prem Nath Dogra founder president of Praja Parishad & former president of Bharatiya Jana Sangh on August 21.
Addressing media persons at Trikuta Nagar office, BJP State president & MLA Sat Sharma (C.A.) along with State general secretary, Dr. Narinder Singh and State chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi, said that this will be part of the nationwide programmes and events, wherein the Union ministers have been deputed to visit the birth places of National Icons, places of historical importance related to India’s independence movement and memorials of such leaders who took part in the independence agitation and secured freedom for the country.
They said during the fortnight programmes to celebrate 70th Independence Day, ‘Prabhat Pherris’ were taken out at district and Mandal levels. Similarly, Yuva Morcha took out ‘Mashal Rallies’. It was for the first time that the national Tricolour was hoisted at booth level by the party activists. On August 18, BJP Mahila Morcha activists reached borders to tie rakhis to Army men and BSF personnel. The scheduled programme of August 21 is one among such programmes, they added.
Sat Sharma said that at this stage, the call of Jammu bandh by Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is not in the interest of the State and the nation. The letter which has been issued by Kashmir Chamber of Commerce asking Jammu Chamber of Commerce to go ahead with the Jammu Bandh on August 20 in support of the claims of Kashmir Chamber against the alleged killing of innocent civilians by security forces, is anti-national stance which has been taken by Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and if the Jammu Chamber of Commerce supports it, then its credentials will also come under suspicion. The public of Jammu cannot support anti-national elements and statements and as such Chamber of Commerce, Jammu, is called upon to reconsider the bandh call, which will otherwise be playing in the hands of separatists and their supporters, he added.
While the Government at the Centre and coalition in the State are very much concerned towards bringing normalcy and peace in the Valley, unfortunately the role of Congress and NC has not been so positive and as a result of which the separatists and anti-national elements are being encouraged, he added.

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