We recognise importance of empowering youth: JKB MD & CEO
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 13: Asserting that there is no alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country, Union Minister for Defence and Tourism Ajay Bhatt confidently predicted his re-election in the 2024 general elections here today.
“In 2024, people of the country will re-elect him with a thumping majority and will give him an opportunity to serve the country again,” Bhatt told reporters here after distributing appointment letters to newly appointed recruits at ‘Rozgar Mela’ at the Jammu Convention Centre. Click here to watch video
Bhatt also targeted Opposition parties, including the Congress, for what he said were their “hit-and-run tactics” and their avoidance of Parliamentary debates on issues.
On ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s claim that the Indian Government threatened to shut down the company, Bhatt said it was an international conspiracy aimed at undermining India’s progress on the global stage.
“A conspiracy is going on at international level to bring India down as the country is progressing across the world,” Bhatt said.
The Minister of State of Defence Ministry also cited reports by Morgan Stanley and International Monetary Fund on the growth of Indian economy.
Bhatt further said that there has been a significant boom in India’s market despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dorsey had claimed that Twitter was threatened with a shutdown and raids on its employees unless it complied with Government orders to restrict certain accounts on the platform during the farmers’ protest in 2020 and 2021.
The Minister also hailed the decision to remove Article 370, saying there was tremendous development taking place in Jammu and Kashmir and urged critics of the move to visit the region and witness the “positive changes” firsthand.
“Traders are happy. Boatmen are happy. Hotels are full to the capacity. People are not getting hotels in wake of pre-booking. There is peace”, he said.
“Children are aspiring to become doctors and engineers. There is competition among them for achieving higher goals. There is peace and progress, now,” the Union Minister said.
Following the revocation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir has been firmly integrated into the national mainstream, and the region is experiencing the benefits of democracy and development, he said.
Bhatt said that G20 has showcased that Jammu and Kashmir is on a path of development.
“This Government has a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism. Everyone knows how the Government has been working. In Jammu and Kashmir as well, the Government has been working for development,” he said.
Bhatt said the Modi Government has proven everyone wrong by peacefully organizing the G20 event in the UT.
“When Article 370 was abrogated and many in the opposition said that there will be rivers of blood. However, nothing of that sort was seen in Jammu and Kashmir. The UT is on the path of development now. Now race is to excel in everything. The G20 event hosted here has shown the change. The myth has been busted and Jammu and Kashmir is moving forward,” he said.
Meanwhile, Convener UTLBC (J&K Bank MD & CEO) Baldev Prakash, Commissioner /Secretray (GAD) Sanjeev Verma, Deputy Secretary (DFS) Sanjay Kumar Roy, Bank’s General Managers Sunit Kumar and Syed Rais Maqbool besides new appointees, senior Government functionaries and bank officials were also present at Rozgar Mela.
Bank’s Executive Director Sudhir Gupta presided over the Rozgar Mela function at CHQ in presence of General Manager Sushil Kumar Gupta, Deputy Secretaries (J&K Govt.) Malik Suhail and Shoaib Naikoo, DGM Arshad Qadri besides the appointees and other bank officials were also present.
Member Parliament Jugal Kishore thanked the Prime Minister for the massive recruitment of youth under the Rozgar Mela and expressed hope that all the appointees will serve the people to the best of their abilities.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Convener UTLBC (MD & CEO) Baldev Prakash said, “At UTLBC level we always recognize the importance of empowering youth and providing them with opportunities to earn dignified livelihoods not only for themselves but employing others also in the process. We firmly believe that the key to sustainable development lies in harnessing the potential of our young generation by equipping them with the resources to flourish in a competitive world.”
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