New Delhi, August 23:
Member Parliament and Incharge J&K Rajni Patil, JKPCC Chief Waqar Rasool Wani and JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla on Tuesday met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and apprised him of the political situation in J&K. The delegation apprised the Congress Vice President about political scenario and ongoing organizational activities of the party. The leaders put forth their suggestions for strengthening the party in J&K. Gandhi gave patient hearing to the leaders and assured them that he (Rahul Gandhi) will discuss the matter as earlier with concerned Ministries. The delegation discussed the problem of unemployment in the wake of inadequate job opportunities in J&K, while highlighting agony of frustrated youth. They said that Jammu and Kashmir was “under the direct assault from New Delhi and said and the Government of India should restore full statehood to J&K and conduct the elections in a free and fair manner.
Patil speaking on the occasion claimed that people want change, as BJP has failed on all fronts of governance especially unchecked price rise, record unemployment besides other anti- employees, anti- trade, anti- poor politics in J&K. She said that people of all sections are completely fed up with the BJP’s performance in the Govt and its anti- youth, anti- poor and anti- people polices, as there is uncontrolled price rise, record unemployment in J&K, besides anti- employees, anti- trade, anti- farmers and anti- people policies of BJP. She said that Congress has been on fore front to oppose the anti- people policies being imposed on the people through back door by the bureaucrats Govt, as there is no elected Govt in J&K for three and half years, now the people of different sections are being forced to swallow the bitter pills, as they have no representation or forum to raise their voice against the anti people policies of the BJP through bureaucratic system. Having failed to give employment to highest number of percentage of educated unemployed youth, the Centre Govt and UT Administration is beating about bushes and finding faults in the past Govts. They enticed daily wagers and casual workers with false and fake Jumlas and hope to seek votes and come to power and later betrayed them for 8 years. Patil accused the central government of ruining the economy and destroying the business culture of the country. She slammed BJP government for plunging J&K into unprecedented political uncertainty by failing to maintaining law and order, adopting anti-people policies and indulging in politics of hate.
JKPCC Chief said that people of all sections have turned against BJP, that is why elections are being delayed fear of losing elections. Congress party stands for change and people will throw out BJP in next assembly elections, he claimed. He said people had no representation or forum to raise their voice against the anti-people policies of the BJP. He cornered the BJP government over various issues. He slammed the BJP government for using public money for polishing their own image through massive advertisement. The fact is that the BJP government has failed to deliver to the people on all fronts and would be wiped out of J&K whenever assembly elections take place here. He said Congress will create awareness among the general public about the failures of the government and the drawbacks of not having the status of being a state. He said that Jammu has witnessed huge setbacks due to the revocation of statehood by the BJP Government including the seizing of jobs, land, and the suppression of political and civil rights.
JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla said that Centre should accept the demand for restoration of statehood to J&K in the interest of the Constitution and democracy, he stated. Bhalla accused BJP Govt in J&K of being a total failure on all fronts, especially employment generation, and claimed that there is no “double engine government” in J&K as every now and then claimed by BJP leadership. For the past eight years, the BJP has been emphasizing on “double engine government” – same party rule at the Centre and in J&K – claiming that it would ensure faster development. Recent reports of the Central government’s agencies showed J&K government as a failure on almost all indicators. Whenever Govt is asked about it, it has expressed its ignorance. This shows that BJP government is not serious about meeting the basic needs of the people,” Bhalla said. JKPCC Working President highlighted the betrayals of BJP with Refugees, small and marginal farmers, unemployed youth, residents of ALC areas and asked people to fight for their rights. The bureaucratic regime is accountable to none except BJP leaders. He said the Jan Jagran Abhiyan launched by the party successfully highlighted and lodged strong protest against policies of the Centre towards the people, the Party will continue to fight against BJP Govt on the issues of public importance in order to make it accountable and answerable to people.
