BJP-PDP tie-up will not last for long: Harshdev

Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, June 13: Dubbing the ruling alliance as a bondage of opportunism and diametrically opposed forces, NPP chairman Harshdev Singh described the hundred day rule of the coalition as a sordid tale of failures and betrayals.
Addressing party workers’ meeting at Majalta today,  Mr Singh said that the BJP and PDP combine with their insurmountable contradictions has created socio-political uncertainty in the State. He said that with both with BJP and PDP pulling in different directions, this unholy alliance has jeopardized the developmental initiative in the State. He claimed that  the political fevicol between the two partners will not be able to bond them for long.
NPP leader lambasted BJP for its ideological retreat and meekly surrender on majority of the issues pertaining to Jammu region. He said that Jammu people’s despair had translated into anger as the BJP had failed to allay the ingrained suspicion that the Saffron Party had sold its principles for power.
Cautioning the BJP to come clear on AIIMS he said that the people of Jammu would never allow the shifting of AIIMS to Kashmir with the Co-ordination Committee already having launched hunger strike with further warnings to `gherao’ the elected representatives and ministers of  Jammu. He said NPP would  continue its crusade for restoration of AIIMS to Jammu and other issues of Artificial Tawi lake, Recruitment Policy, commencement of  Delimitation exercise for ending regional imbalances, equitable allocation of funds etc.
Meanwhile, NPP chairman announced the new body for Tehsil Majalta with Dharam Singh as tehsil  president,  Rajesh Sharma as Youth wing tehsil  president,  Dina Nath as president SC cell,  Mohd Saleem as president ST cell,  Kulbushan Singh as president Ex-Serviceman Cell,  Makhan Lal president Block Khoon,  Baldev Singh as president block Majalta and Nirmal Kesar and Bhushan Kumar as block presidents of Khoon and Majalta respectively.  He further announced  Ramesh Chander Gupta as vice president Distt Udhampur and Sugar Din as general secretary District  unit Udhampur.