Excelsior Correspondent
BANIHAL, Apr 3: National Conference today launched membership drive in Banihal by organizing an impressive meeting, presided over by Party District president, Ramban Sajjad Shaheen and attended by prominent party functionaries of all frontal organizations besides elected DDC Councilors, BDC Chairman, elected Panchs and Sarpanchs, Party delegates of Banihal constituency.
Shaheen, while addressing the gathering, said that the much touted development was not perceptible on the ground and the local youth in particular were at the receiving end. “Thousands of educated young women and men in Jammu & Kashmir are bearing the brunt of unemployment and are struggling to find jobs. Prevailing economic crises and administrative inertia have compounded the scenario,” Shaheen said.
He further said that the political vacuum in the erstwhile State has increased the gap between the administration and people resulting into development deficit in the entire Jammu and Kashmir, especially in rural areas.
Referring to the recently held DDC elections in J&K, the District President said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have yet again reposed their faith on the party to salvage them from the current quagmire and that it was imperative for all the NC activists to rise up to the expectations of people in these trying times.
He urged the cadre to take membership drive seriously to strengthen the party at grass root level saying people have huge expectations from the party and its leadership and National Conference is committed to stand with the aspirations of people of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir.
DDC member B A Runyal urged the party cadre to stand united to fight the communal forces.
Prominent among those, who also spoke on the occasion, include DDC Vice Chairperson Rabia Beigh, BDC Chairman Khari, Sajad Ahmed Hajam, Sr District Vice President Mohammed Afzal Wani, Block presidents Haji Abdul Ahad Shah, Nisar Ahmed Sohil and others.
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