Congress Supports Jammu Bandh

 Senior DAP Leader Riaz Ahmed Sheikh Joned Congress party 

JAMMU, March 9: Congress received shot on the arm today especially in Doda Distt. when Senior DAP Leader Mr. Riaz Ahmed Sheikh along with Several DDC members, Panchs, Sarpanchs and other prominent personalities have joined the Congress party alongwith their supporters here today at PCC HQ Shaheedi Chowk Jammu.  They were welcomed in the party by JKPCC President Shri Vikar Rasool Wani and Working President Shri Raman Bhalla, President DCC Doda  Sheikh Mujeeb   and others.

Other Prominent who joined  Congress include DDC Ghati Mrs. Gulshan Ara, DDC Thathri Sheikh Muzaffer, Block President (DAP) Mohd Altaf, Sarpanches Farooq Sheikh, Mohd Muzam,  Ghulam Mohd Malik, Mohd Irfan, Zaheer Abbas and Habibullah, Naib Sarpanches Sunil Kumrar, Mohd Younas, Abdul Qayoom, Nor Mohd and Sajad Harga,  Shaheen Yasin, Nafees Keen, Umar Wani, Asgar Wani, Mohd Asif Mohd, Irfan and others . They expressed full faith on the policies and programmes of Congress party and its leadership Shri Malikarjun Kharge,  Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Shri Rahul Gandhi.

JKPCC Chief Vikar Rasool Wani while welcoming them said that   Congress Party is an instrument of service to the people, which has remained dedicated to the cause of serving the people. He said Congress party believes in strengthening the people and is committed to equitable development of the UT. He said Congress Party is duty bound to address the urges and aspirations of the people, for the fact, it is the Congress Party alone which has always taken care of the urges and aspirations of the people. Congress has been pioneer in implementing revolutionary programmes aimed at improving the conditions of the people, especially those living in remote and backward areas.

He described BJP dispensation as anti-poor and anti-development, saying due to anti-people polices of BJP,  the sufferings of the common man increased manifold. The insensitive government pushed people to the wall, as unemployment has increased, prices have risen and developmental activities have suffered a lot. He claimed that BJP  Government pushed back State in all sectors and no progress has been recorded in the core sectors like PHE, PDD, R&B, Health, Education, etc during last more than eight years. He said the BJP has been instrumental in adding to the miseries of people. In an atmosphere of uncertainty and political instability, the people of the UT in general and Jammu region in particular are passing through most difficult times.

PCC Chief Shri Vikar Rasool Wani said that Congress fully supports the Jammu Bandh Call against the Property Tax, unemployment and other anti-people decisions of the Govt. and in the larger interest of the people of JKUT.

Shri Raman  Bhalla in his address said that the people of Jammu region feel utterly cheated and betrayed for the failure of BJP leaders to represent and agitate their concerns. Bhalla said that people who want to contribute to the political discourse and development of the JK UT  must become part of the Congress’s growth story. The doors are open for the people who want to contribute in the party’s efforts to see the state out of the present mess,” he said. “Congress is committed for the people’s cause and will always uphold their aspirations and sentiments”, Bhalla said. BJP government in J&K miserably failed to live up to the expectations of the people. There was a strong resentment among the people against previous government as it has not fulfilled its promises made at the time of Assembly elections. There was anger among people. The BJP played with the sentiments of the people who voted them to power. People were not happy with their policies and the government proved to be a failure. Despite people hitting streets against governance deficit, lack of development and failure of the government to deliver on the promises made to the people of the Jammu and Kashmir, Govt did not move even an inch proving callousness of this anti-people Govt.  

 Senior DAP Leader Mr. Riaz Ahmed Sheikh said, he realized and understood the reality that Congress is the only real alternative and a strong platform for each and every sections of the society being a truly secular and progressive grand old party.