Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 8: Seeking protection to job and land rights, Apni Party General Secretary, Vikram Malhotra today urged upon the Government to guarantee protection of land rights to the people of J&K under new land laws.
“If we come to power, we will protect land and job rights of J&K people. Apni Party will not allow anyone to remain landless in view of anti-people laws,” he said.
Malhotra was addressing a series of public meetings in support of Satpal, his party candidate contesting District Development Council (DDC) elections from Kathua wherein the meetings were organised by Sarpanch Sunita Devi of the area along with others.
Malhotra was apprised about the concerns of people regarding fear of losing their land in view of land laws.
“In new land laws, the land rights of J&K people have not been protected while there is protection on land to the residents of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and other States,” he maintained adding that the Government must act as a welfare state for the people and favour their interests.
“J&K is the only Union Territory where people have land and no one here sleeps on the road. Therefore land rights must be protected here to ensure that the people do not become landless,” he said.
The Apni Party leader also said that rural population, labourers, vendors, factory workers and small farmers depended upon the State land.
Speaking on the occasion, Apni Party leader Gourav Kapoor said their party will protect jobs for the locals of J&K whenever it comes to power.
“The jobs should be protected for the locals only in J&K as here is growing unemployment among the youth,” he further said.
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