BDC Chairman, 12 Sarpanchs, others join Cong
*BJP will be wiped out from Jammu: Bhalla
Excelsior Correspondent
RS PURA, Sept 4: JKPCC president Vikar Rasool Wani today said that winds of change are blowing in Jammu and Kashmir as there is large scale resentment against BJP in Jammu region too, owing to the failures, arrogance of power and unfulfilled promises by the BJP with the people , especially youth.
Addressing a large gathering alongwith working president Raman Bhalla and other senior party leaders at Miran Sahib in RS Pura today to welcome a number of BJP leaders, including over the dozen Sarpanchs and 100 Panchs led by BDC Chairman Daleep Kumar into the party, Wani said that more and more people from different parties including BJP strengthens our claim that people want change and look towards Congress as a secular democratic alternative at the Centre and in J&K.
A large number of prominent BJP leaders, Sarpanchs and Panchs along with their supporters joined the congress party amidst host of senior Cong leaders including Ravinder Sharma, Yogesh Sawhney, Hari Singh Chib, TS Bajwa, Pawan Raina, Shashi Sharma, TS Tony, Rajinder Singh Nathu, Bhushan Dogra, Amrit Bali, Gurdarshan Singh, Ch Hussain Ali Waffa, BS Jamwal, Charanjit Bhagat, Mohan Choudhary, Aijab Motton and others.
Welcoming the new entrants, JKPCC chief took a dig at BJP by stating that the coming events cast their shadows before. There is unrest amongst the cadres of BJP now as they see their defeat imminent, especially after coming together of all major opposition parties under INDIA alliance. He said that BJP led NDA had secured 37 percent votes while parties under the INDIA alliance collectively secured around 63 % votes in 2019 elections, which indicate the coming results in the next elections .
Wani said that the resentment against BJP is writ large amongst people and its graph has gone down to a great extent, at present , in view of the Jumla’s and unfulfilled promises, large scale loot of the resources to the near and dear ones at the cost of common tax payers while the common people are burdened with large number of taxes leading to unprecedented price escalation . The people cry for concession are not being heard by the arrogant Govt and BJP even on small issues like removing of toll tax at Sarore and smart meters upon which the entire Jammu observed complete Bandh and protests is silent.
Working president Raman Bhalla said that BJP has deceived each and every section by the fake promises and unprecedented taxes besides record unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir. The people have seen the real face of the BJP and their leadership and want to bring change but BJP Govt did not hold elections for more than five years, leaving the people to face the unaccountable and inaccessible bureaucrats who are unwilling to adopt sympathetic approach to the common man. He said that the bureaucratic regime in J&K is indifferent to the genuine needs of people and there is no one to listen to their voice. The BJP leaders are not coming to the rescue of suffering masses. Bhalla said that people are eagerly waiting to teach BJP a lesson through ballot but the party is deliberately delaying elections in J&K to avoid defeat. He claimed that BJP will be wiped out from Jammu region.