Diversity is the strength of India and  the aim of  Congress’s  Bharat Jodo Yatra is to protect it  – PCC Chief Vikar Rasool Wani

Jammu,  Jan. 09 : A press conference was held at PCC HQ Jammu addressed by  PCC Chief Shri Vikar Rasool Wani flanked by Working President Shri Raman  and other senior congress leaders Th. Manmohan Singh, Pranav Shagotra, Pawan Raina, Vijay Sharma, Kapil Singh , Sahil Sharma and Asif  Naqib.

 Speaking on the occasion Shri Vikar Rasool Wani said ,” the  objective of Bharat Jodo  yatra is to unite people emotionally in this diverse land. We have to be united not only geographically but emotionally. Our hopes, aspirations should also be united. If there is an emotional impact of this yatra on the people, electoral impact will also be seen,” wani said.

“This is a padyatra (foot march) for the country organised by the Congress, People are participating and joining it by walking on their own for issues close to their heart. In the current political discourse, non-issues are being given priority, while important ones are sidelined. We wish to highlight those (important issues),” PCC Chief added.

Hitting out at the Modi Government for its failure on various fronts during the last eight and half  years of rule at the centre, JKPCC Chief referred to the various  failures of the Modi Government, especially in the matter of large scale unemployment, unprecedented price hike, tax terrorism, distress among farmers, besides overall law and order situation in the country.

Shri wani said that Modi Government had promised two crore jobs per year to the unemployed youths but instead the unemployment rate is  more than 8 percent in the country while 45 crore job seekers have lost the hope of jobs which is a very dismal situation for the youth and other work force.  

On the issue of unprecedented price hike, Shri Wani said that the prices of all commodities of common use have gone double or more than that in 8.5  years beyond the reach of common man. He said that the Modi Government’s  tax collection  on petrol diesel  jumps more than 300 percent in few years and the whole sale price hike was 15.88 percent till  May 2022, which is highest in last 30 years. 

On the economic front, Wani said that the economic situation is worst, the Indian rupee value is weakest in 75 years . He said that the Modi Government has waived off the loans of rupees more than eleven lakh crore of big capitalists, the farmers were promised double the income by 2032 but they are in great economic distress and after more than one year of struggle there issues of MSP guarantee has not been resolved which shows the anti farmers approach of the Modi government.

He said that there is growing atmosphere of conflict and division in the country between communities which is creating disharmony in weakening the principle of Unity in Diversity. Every day a new conspiracy is hatched to make one Indian fight another,  People are scared, there is a growing sense of insecurity, especially among women. 

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

PCC Chief said, politically,  today the voices of people are being suppressed and our Constitutional rights are being crushed.

Efforts are being made in a systematic manner to subvert our Constitution, dismantle our institutions, hollow out our democracy, and destroy our unity and fraternity. State governments of opposition parties, elected by the people, are being brought down by money power and misusing agencies.

The voice of the states is being suppressed; they are not getting the tax money owed to them by the Union government on time. We can tackle these challenges only through unity – by coming together, holding hands and pledging to come together.

Meanwhile an impressive function was organized by Ex-PYC President Shri Pranav Shagotra in  which prominent and several youth of Jammu joined Congress party.

While welcoming them  in the Congress party JKPCC President Shri Vikar Rasool Wani said that the recent visits of Shri Rahul Gandhi in  Jammu and Kashmir the youth of the state have seen a beam of light and this is the reason more and more youth are joining Congress party. He said  with the ensuing political scenario in the three regions of the state, where  congress party is fast emerging as the only choice of people because of its progressive policies democratic and secular values being strengthened by the party.

Working President PCC Shri Raman Bhalla also welcomed the youth in the congress party and speaking on the occasion he said, the secularism is the strength of Indian Nation and only congress can  lead the state and the entire nation to the path of peace, progress and prosperity by strengthening secular fabric of this country.

Those who attended the function include H.S Mehta, Hoshiar Singh, Rajan Sharma, Anoop Gupta, A.P Singh Lucky, Jatin Raina, Suresh Sharma, Gurmeet Singh, Suresh Sodhi , Bitti Sharma and Kewal.

 Prominent among those joined Congress party are  Munaver Hussain, Arshad Hussain , Vishal Sharma, Farooq Ahmed, Ghulam Hussain, Ali Raja, Waseem, Rajiv Gupta, Surinder Gupta, Aftab, Haji Subhan, Sahil Pawa, Shafeeq, Amanatullah Bhat, Basharat Hussain  Shah and others.