Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, July 27: As part of its ongoing series of protest demonstrations over the issue of struggle for AIIMS in Jammu region, Congress activists today held a strong protest demonstration at main chowk Kathua town which was later converted into anti-terrorist and anti-Pak rally in view of the terrorists’ attack at Dinanagar in Gurdaspur district, bordering Kathua district.
This protest demonstration was part of series of programmes being held by the Congress party across the region over the denial of AIIMS after the initial announcement in this regard and written commitment made by Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh, besides others who are the representatives from Kathua district apart from the Health Minister from the district as well as the Lok Sabha representative of the area also MoS in PMO.
Addressing the demonstrators, senior vice president Sham Lal Sharma and other senior Congress leaders strongly condemned Pakistan for continuing sponsoring terrorism in this country and organizing terrorist attack in Dinanagar area of Gurdaspur in Punjab bordering Kathua, who targeted a Jammu bound bus, besides targeting security and civil people resulting into several casualties so far.
Expressing shock over the loss of precious lives and injuries to others, Mr Sharma strongly condemned the attack and cautioned the people of the area about the nefarious designs of such forces within and outside the State.
Refereeing to the ongoing movement for AIIMS in Jammu region, Mr Sharma said that people of Jammu region are seeking justice as they have been betrayed and backstabbed by the representatives belonging to BJP. He said that representatives from Kathua district are at the helm of affairs, as one is Deputy Chief Minister who made a written commitment with AIIMS Co-ordination Committee but failed to fulfill it but still continuing at the position against all moral norms and sanctity of the post and other being the Health Minister of the State is in hibernation over the issue, third being the MoS in PMO having congratulated the people of Jammu region on February 28, 2015, conveying gratitude to Modi Govt for sanctioning AIIMS in Jammu region has no answer to the people.
Urging the people to come forward to seek justice at their rightful view, the senior Congress leaders including Kanta Bhan, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, Babu Singh, Girdhari Lal Chalotra, Rajneesh Sharma, Indu Pawar, Uma Shanker Pandey, Parnav Shagotra, Subash Gupta, Pawan Raina, Manjit Singh Jatt, Naresh Sharma, Nirdosh Sharma, Kulbir Singh Pathania, Anuradha Andotra, Rattan Chand and others appealed to the people to expose the BJP leaders who betrayed their trust for the sake of enjoying power.
The protest programme was organized by District Congress Committee, Kathua led by its president Subash Gupta (Ex-MLC).
Prominent among others who attended included Sohan Lal Sharma, Sardar Khan, Narinder Khajuria, Vijay Tagotra, Jagram, Sat Pal, Vaishno Dutt and Vinay Sharma.
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