People’s life has become miserable due to high taxes and inflation by BJP led Modi Govt.  – PCC Chief

Jammu,  Sep. 21 : Addressing  a  meeting  of party leaders and workers , J&KPCC Chief Shri Vikar Rasool Wani alongwith  Working President  Raman Bhalla  chaired a meeting here today at PCC HQ Jammu declared  that Congress party will raise burning issues of the people and highlight the hardships being faced by the people of Jammu and Kashmir, by organizing meetings, protests, press conferences etc.

Today’s  meeting was attended by  Former Ministers, Legislators,  PCC & DCC  functionaries, Frontal organizations heads, Corporators, Block and Ward Presidents and large number of party workers.

PCC Chief said that  there is large scale resentment amongst the  people including youth, students employees working  as daily wagers, casual, need based, contractual, adhoc, consolidated basis in various government and PSUs, besides installation of smart meters, property tax, water tax, toll plaza’s  and other taxes.

He said that there is great unrest amongst the people of Jammu and Kashmir for the reason of prolonged Governor rule, political unrests and uncertainties.  In this situation, the centre and UT government has imposed various kinds of additional taxes and fees, like road tax, numerous toll taxes in Jammu region, enhanced stamp duty as per state act despite extension of central act, recent revision of registration fees and now the property taxes, which has causing great resentment and anger amongst the people. Such a tax regime which has overburdened the already distressed people of Jammu and Kashmir, needs its end, soon.

The government had made several commitments to the SC/ST and OBC with regard to their rights, especially post abrogation of Article 370, but there is large scale resentment amongst due to non-fulfillment of those commitments. The government should fulfill the genuine commitments and ensure due rights to them.

Wani  Questioned BJP and Centre Govt. as to what has changed to the betterment of people of J&K and nation, after August 5, 2019 decision, He said that the promise of  large scale  Govt. jobs and opening private sector for jobs, was a big bluff & joke with the educated youth of J&K. He said that on 5^th, August 2019, J&K has lost its identity, rights and protections available to its residents which are available in various other states in the country too, in one or other form.

Shri Raman Bhalla said that the claims of BJP for opening of floodgates of private investments and creation of large scale jobs in private sector, as nothing of this sort has been witnessed. The local traders, contractors, businessmen and transporters are loosing business opportunities to outside  residents,  especially  in Jammu region, so who has been benefitted by this decision, he questioned, while strongly criticizing the disbanding and downgrading of historical state into UT.

He said that the refusal to restore statehood, so far itself indicates that things have not normalized to the extent prior to 5^th August, 2019  to restore state, which proves hollowness of the rhetoric’s and claims of BJP & Centre Govt. on the ground.

Bhalla said that all claims and adjectives used to disband and downgrade the historical state into UTs, have proved to be  a failed experiment and people yearn for statehood with protections  for land and jobs to the residents.

He said that Congress party shall struggle for securing these aspirations of the people and would continue to struggle till achieving the statehood and other rights, claimed by the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

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