Karra asks BJP to clarify it’s stand on statehood

Kathua district worst hit of BJP policies –  Ch Lal Singh,Dr Manohar

BJP disrespecting mandate of people- Tara, Bhalla, Ravinder

Kathua, February 22, 2025:- Asking BJP  to clarify it’s stand over the delay in the restoration of statehood, despite repeated commitments by the Prime Minister & home minister,  JKPCC Chief  Shri Tariq Hameed Karra today questioned centre what’ are it’s parameters of ” Proper time ” for the restoration of statehood.

Questioning BJP & it’s elected representatives for its criminal silence over the most vital right of the people,Karra said that this amounts to betrayal of the mandate  of people,

forcing Congress party to launch this movement which shall be intensified in the days to come & people shall come on roads if futher delayed.

Addressing a massive gathering of DCC at Kathua today Shri Karra said it is our right & we shall fight to get it  back .He regretted that we have to struggle for achieving our legitimate right,identity ,status & honour.

Hiting hard BJP for disbanding,dividing and downgrading the historical dogra state,he lauded the struggle of the Dogra rulers and dogra people for expanding the geographical boundaries of their state into a vast territory,having a distint identity,culture and secular values,religious brotherhood.

Taking strong exception to the delay in the finalising the business rules, he said there is confusion in the administration over the defining & distribution of powers.Non restoration of statehood is comming in the way of solving various issues of different sections of people who had  taken part in the elections in hope of solution of their pending issues.

Working Presidents Tara Chand,Raman Bhalla,Ex MP Ch Lal Singh, Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma,former Ministers Dr Manohar Lal, Yash Pal Kundal ,Ved  Mahajan, Rajnish Sharma,DIst President Pankaj Dogra, Shashi Sharma,Ex MLA Kanta Andotra,Durga Dass  Vijay Sharma,Sanjeev Panda Prof H R Sharma,Kajal Rajput, Rakesh Chaudhary,Rajinder Singh Babbi also spoke.

JKPCC Chief condemned the unfortunate incidents of mysterious killing of two persons in Billawar besides the death of Makhan din and demanded a judicial enquiry to bring out the truth.He also deputed a team of Senior leaders led by Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, besides District President Pankaj Dogra & others to visit the area and report to the party about the details of incidents.

Shri Tara Chand  referred to the vital role of Congress party in the country especially in Jammu & Kashmir and said that it  is Congress party which brought about massive development in all spheres.He said that Constitution has enshured the due rights to all including down trodden & blamed BJP of weakening the Constitution and constotutional values.He also reminded to large number of administrative units during UPA & NC Congress govt.

Shri Raman Bhalla highlighted the issues of state lands,Refugees package 

Punjabi language, large scale

Unemployment,issues of daily wagers etc and said that without Statehood solving problems of people are not possible.

He blamed BJP led centre of deliberstely delaying the grant of ststehood to compund people d problems.

Former MP Ch Lal Singh alleged that  huge chunk of agriculture

Land  of Kathua district  is being brazenly converted into commercial &  industrial use  depriving future generations of the agricultural production & environment. What kind of industialisation is being done at the cost lives,environment and livlihood of local people especially farmers.

He said that the mafia is active in the entire district and illegal mining activities are taking place in connvinance with powerful people,while the local contractors,labourers, tractor trollywalas all are suffering at the cost of mafia.

He also reffered to irrigation projects in the district by the Congress governments but alleged that intrests of Jammu Samba bartered in the recent settlements with Punjab govt. 

Dr Manohal Lal Sharma referred to Mining mafia,land,sand,drug mafia besides recruitment scandals ruing the future of future generations.

He said Local contractors,farmers,labouers ,jobless people are being deprived of opprtunities while entire kandi belt is being destroyed in the name of industry to give benefits to outside influencial people.

Several senior leaders spoke in the six hours long convention attende by block presidents and other prominent leaders of district.

Rich tributes to Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad,the great freedom fighter and first education minister of country.