J&K Congress highlights woes of PM Package employees

JAMMU, December 24 : Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has taken  strong exception to the  approach of the  Centre Govt. and  L.G. Administration towards the  agitating  employees of PM package  and reserved category of Jammu serving in Kashmir, who are  seeking  reallocation in view of the security situation  that has  emerged  in  the recent past especially  in the wake of  target killings of  minority employees and others.

Addressing a press conference here today JK PCC Chief Shri Vikar Rasool Wani  alongwith  AICC Joint Secretary Co-incharge J&K affairs Shri Manoj Jadav , Working President Shri Raman Bhalla, Former Minister  Shri Mula Ram, Chief Spokesperson Shri Ravinder Sharma and other senior leaders  extended full support to the cause of the  agitating  employees and questioned  the BJP led Centre Govt. and the L.G. Administration for  their  unsympathetic approach on the genuine issues of  these employees in the wake of  unfortunate happenings with their colleagues and others in the recent  months.

Shri Vikar Rasool Wani said these employees have rendered  their services and  routine duties  for the past several years  since 10-12 years  since then employment by Congress led UPA  headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh and NC-Congress Govt. without raising any such demands as they were not targeted  on selective basis  and  were performing  their duties  smoothly ,  staying in  rented accommodations  also, apart from the transit accommodations allotted to  majority of them . What forced them to seek reallocation to safer zone for the past few months  is due to the  unfortunate  targeted killings of innocents including their  colleagues  while performing  their duties in the valley which made them vulnerable, forcing them to raise these demands.

Instead   of  sympathizing  with them  and resolving their genuine demands the Govt. is  harassing them and threatening to stop their salaries  under such circumstances  while the BJP leadership has utterly failed to come to their rescue  and shedding crocodile tears only, which is very unfortunate  and shameful, exposing the double standard  of the ruling party over the safety and security of  the innocent especially the minorities  in  the valley.

While in opposition, the BJP always forcefully raised the issue of security of KP’s and other minorities in Kashmir, but since in Govt. from 2014 BJP Govt. did nothing, for these suffering sections and are only shedding crocodile  tears for them, who are genuinely raising their concern fearing insecurity and threats to their lives. Why double standards of BJP on this issue, they questioned urging Govt.  to  sympathetically resolve their issues immediately,  Wani said.

The party fully supports the concern of the agitating employees  and seeks redressal of their genuine demands for their safety and security  and seeks immediate and urgent measures in this regards including relocation to safer zones including Jammu and release of  their pending salaries immediately, otherwise party will join their agitation.

In response to replies of media persons regarding the expulsion of some senior leaders from DAP, Shri Wani said that it (DAP) is collapsing under its own weight, sooner then expected. Those who had joined him because of some close proximity with Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, sooner realized the real game plan of new party viz is to divide the secular votes and help BJP only.

They felt ditched by the fake slogans of Azad led group which is yet to be registered or recognized by ECI, or leaving on their own.

On the issue of their joining back, PCC president said that doors of party are always open for secular minded people and forces, however final decisions will be taken at appropriate time, if need be, he added. While welcoming all like minded People, NGO, political parties, forces and other groups of individuals are welcomed to join Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Shri Rahul Gandhi against politics of hate and division,  record unemployment and unprecedented price rise and other sufferings of general public.

 PCC Chief reiterated the appeal of the party to all like minded people and forces to join the upcoming Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Other prominent present S/Shri Rajnish Sharma, Shabir Ahmed Khan, Indu Pawar, Hari Singh Chib, Pranav Shagotra,  Pawan Raina, Shashi Sharma, Gurdarshan Singh, Kuldeep Raj Verma, Karan Bhagat, Narinder Gupta, Feroz Khan, Suresh Dogra, Kapil Chib,  Sahil Sharma, Bilal Rashid, Thomas Khokhar, Uttam Singh Chib, Ritu Choudhar (Corporator)  and others.

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