Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 20: Giving fillip to DDC election campaign in Jammu district today, former minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla made a fervent appeal to people to give befitting defeat to BJP during the ongoing DDC elections to protect age old secular credentials of Jammu and Kashmir.
Former minister was addressing huge public gathering in favour of Congress candidate Gurmeet Kour at Panchayat Kirpalpur Charkan Mandal in Marh constituency. Prominent among those present on the occasion include former MLA Balwan Singh, Block president Sodagar Singh Saini, Block president Amrit Bali, Corporater Yudvir Singh, Vijay Sharma Babbi, Devidyal Sharma, Bubby Sharma and others.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla maintained that ongoing DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir was an opportunity to teach a lesson to those who betrayed the people of J&K with their anti- people stance. He called upon the people to come out in larger numbers to vote for Congress candidates. He urged the people to give massive mandate to Congress which has proved its dedication for public service in past.
Bhalla said ongoing election process has provided a golden opportunity to the people to defeat evil designs of vested interests. There is an urgent need for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to stand united against those who consistently failed to address sentiments and aspirations of people of J&K. he said that people should vote for Congress party which has track record of rendering public service in past despite all heavy odds. He said DDC elections imperative for Jammu and Kashmir for its socio- political survival as well as for equitable and need based development at gross roots level.
He cautioned the people against nefarious designs of forces who want to divide communities to satiate their self-designed political agenda. He urged the people to stand guard like a rock to protect centuries old traditions of brotherhood, communal harmony and secularism which are the hallmark of Jammu and Kashmir’s composite and pluralistic ethos.
Senior Cong leader Balwan Singh also sought support for Congress party candidate and asked people to teach BJP a lesson.Congress candidate Gurmeet Kour appealed people to teach a lesson to those who exploited the innocent masses by their seductive slogans during elections and subsequently abandoned them after attaining power.
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