Only Congress can lead people of J&K to path of peace, harmony and prosperity: Bhalla

Jammu, August  10, 2023:- Several prominent people today joined Congress under the leadership of Working President JKPCC Raman Bhalla. Welcoming them into the party fold Bhalla said that people of Jammu and Kashmir were expressing their pain and anguish against the BJP Govt  and its anti- people polices. Their induction in to the party would further strengthen the Congress party in J&K.  On this ocassion, Subedar Banarsi Lal along with his supporters join Congress. Prominent among those present on the occasion include Block President Surinder Singh Dutt, Aman Bawa, Kuldeep Mahnas, Pankaj Sharma, S Karnail Singh, Beedi Chand, Vaneet Kr Thapa, Som Nath, Rakesh Kr Thapa, Karam Chand, Ajeet Kumar, Bishan Dass, Mulakh Raj, Devi Dass and others.

Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said that the unprecedented price rise and record unemployment especially in Jammu and Kashmir, the Modi government has utterly failed to bring the prices under control. The common man is suffering due to unprecedented prices of all essential commodities and unreasonable taxes. All sections of society are worst sufferers under BJP regime. The Jammu and Kashmir tops in the unemployment in the country and the educated youth are frustrated due to wrong policy of the government. Lakhs of educated youth’s are without jobs in Jammu and Kashmir while the daily wagers, need based, contractual and other temporary employees are protesting for regularization.

Bhalla said that constant price-hike, people in all parts of country were taking to streets to express anger over the increase of prices of essential commodities of life but this callous govt  has not moved even an inch to address this burning issue and infect busy in poll campaigns least bothering about grievances of common man. It divided the country on communal line for vote bank politics. He said the government, after coming into power, had been increasing the prices of oil, gas and electricity.

The government has failed to provide relief to the masses which the BJP leaders used to claim. He said that the incompetent rulers even failed to provide any relief to common man during festive occasions also. It shows their intentions and love for people as prices of daily use commodities are cut on the occasions of religious festivals in the whole world but here the claimants of ‘Naya J&K’ snatched the right of living from the masses, especially the poor class,” said Bhalla. He  said that Congress party is the only truly secular, democratic and progressive force which can keep Jammu and Kashmir on the path of peace, progress and harmony while the forces of hatred would create wedge in the society and the regions for vote bank politics.

Bhalla while welcoming them to the Congress party, extensively dealt with emerging political scenario in Jammu & Kashmir, where Congress party is fast emerging as the only choice of people because of its progressive, democratic and secular policies. He said that secularism is the strength of Indian Nation and only Congress can lead the erstwhile state and the nation to the path of peace, progress and prosperity by strengthening secular fabric and maintaining communal harmony, while asserting that the grand old party is a force to reckon and welcomed the joining of more and more important leaders from other political parties.

Bhalla said that there is no place for politics of exploitation and negative politics, as people of the erstwhile state appreciate and participate in the vibrant democracy of this great nation for a better future and good governance. However until the status of statehood with all consequential rights and the popular government is restored people’s unrest will not end. People feel cheated, divided, deprived, downgraded with loss of dignity, status and genuine tights, which was never expected by them even in dream. Jammu and Kashmir has the distinction of being the most religious harmonious place in the country against grave provocations and the long spell of terrorism, he added.

Bhalla appealed the people to look back to the history of traditional harmony, peace and secularism and reject the forces of exploitation and hatred for a better future, for which Congress is the truly secular, democratic, nationalist and progressive force to lead the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the path progress and prosperity alongwith rest of the country.

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