J&K Youth had sought land & job security with Rahul ji during Bharat jodo yatra: Rajni Patil

Jammu, Dec 17:- AICC Incharge J&K affairs Smt Rajni Patil today said  that the  JKPCC   move to seek a big political initiative to seek safeguards for their land and jobs besides natural resources & other identities shall be taken up with AICC , for respecting  aspirations of the people Jammu & Kashmir.

Talking to media persons on sidelines of a convention of DCC Jammu urban led by Thakur Manmohan Singh, Smt Patil said   the demand of people  that they need certain  safeguards &  protections to their land, jobs other like  identities & aspiratiins with in Constitution which needs to be considered.

People  had forcefully raised  this to Shri Rahul Gandhi ji also during the entire Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K . Our Constitution is quite flexible to accommodate the divergent  aspirations & demand of the vast country which is full of diversities, which is our strength, she viewed quoting examples, of North eastern states & several other states including neighbouring Himachal Pradesh as per Art 371 of Constitution.  

She said that history is witness that every pride hath a fall and referred to the example of Ravaana  in this regard taking dig at the top BJPleaders who are at top of the world after recent results while reminding them. that Congress has got 4.91 crore votes against 4.81 crore secured by BJP in the recent assembly elections, so Congress is a strong force all over country including J&K.

Addressing workers at Afsar Guest house st Shakti Nagar,she reiterated the demand to implement the 33 percent reservation to women, here, from this assembly election , if BJP government is sincere, as delimitation has already taken place in J&K.

She said that had the Modi government , been truly  sincere, it could have implemented woman reservation for the coming lok sabha elections but it has been delayed beyond 2029, which is injustice to half of the population. 

She  supported old pension scheme for employees,as congress has already implemented it in Congress ruled states and if comes to power in J&k, the same shall be implemented here also. 

She said that huge taxations of various sorts have been imposed by the UT administration besides huge revision of fees and other charges , the same shall be reversed by the Congress party to relieve the people of extra economic burden . 

JKPCC President Vikar Rasool Wani in his brief address asked the party cadres to gear up for the ensuing elections & expose the wrong policies of BJP which has destroyed the future of youth and imposed huge taxes of all sort on the people including property tax smart meters, toll tax & others such things. 

Congress shall forcefully raise the issues of all sections including unemployed, employees, daily wagers etc, farmers and common man, so Congress is the only alternative before people, if they want to get rid of this regime. 

Working President Raman Bhalla, AICC co- Incharge Manoj Yadav, Senior Vice Presidents Ravinder Sharma & G N Monga, Former Minister Shabir Ahmed Khan, Pranab Shagotra, Kanta Bhan, General Secretaries Pawan Raina, Shashi Sharma, T S Tony, Kuldeep Verma, Pankaj Dogra Dist President Kathua, Sanjeev Panda, Ch Dwarka, Satish Sharma, Manjit Jatt, Vijay Shastri, Javed Lone, Hoshiar Singh, Sonu Dogra Parveen Singh, AP Lucky, Pawan Bhagat , Pritam chand, Dr RK Khajuria, Sat Pal Spolia, Jugal Sharma, Pawan Singh, Vijay Malhotra, Com Gurmeet Singh, besides all DCC & block Presidents attended  & spoke on the occasion. 

Working President Raman Bhalla lashed out at the BJP for bringing lot many miseries to the people of all sections especially unemployed youth, common man, farmers, traders, transporters, local contractors & others. 

Huge taxes of all sorts have been imposed & people are being fleeced while there is a liquor shop in every nook & corner of Jammu but local traders are at loss, outside contractors are looting natural resources at the cost of local workers. These are gifts of BJP to Jammu. 

Asking workers to get ready for big fight to uproot BJP,he said our identity is lost, rights and protection to land & jobs are lost , unprecedented price rise has broken the back bone of people. Congress will emerge victorious in J&K & demanded immediate assembly elections under statehood.

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