Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Apr 2: On the eve of Prime Minister’s visit at Udhampur, a large number of Panthers Party leaders and activists staged a protest demonstration with black bandages under the chairmanship of Balwant Singh Mankotia, State president, JKNPP, at Slathia Chowk for continuous discrimination with Jammuites over a long period of 70 years in every field.
While addressing the gathering, Mankotia stated that discrimination with Jammu region has increased further after BJP-PDP Coalition Government. He added that all the sects of Jammu region were the victims of discrimination and prejudices perpetuated by the Kashmir centric leadership since 1947.
He said that the general public including traders, businessmen, farmers, unemployed and under employed youth, families of the martyrs, strife trodden border residents besides daily wagers, casual workers, contractual lecturers, etc had been bearing the brunt of the discrimination in all spheres.
Taking the jibe at the BJP for betraying the people, Mankotia said that the Jammu youth were the worst sufferers with paltry share of employment coming to them as compared to Kashmir. He said 85% selections to Government jobs in PSC and SSB went to the youth of the Valley and the youth of Jammu were made to content with rest 15%.
Mankotia expressed hope that the visiting head of the Government would take due note of the hopes and aspirations of the people of Jammu region who continued to be discriminated against in the BJP partnered Government, and had rather been pushed to terminal decline.
He appealed the Prime Minister to assure and ensure justice to the highly aggrieved region in various spheres including employment, allocation of funds, development schemes, tourism promotion, power, health and allied sectors. He further appealed the Prime Minister to take cognizance of the brazen misuse of Government money and machinery by the local BJP leaders.
Later Panthers Party’s “Haq-Insaf” Rath Yatra reached Pakhlai village of district Udhampur where Mankotia addressed public gathering.
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