![BJP Pradesh Vice President and former minister Surjeet Singh Slathia addressing a public meeting in Jammu on Monday. BJP Pradesh Vice President and former minister Surjeet Singh Slathia addressing a public meeting in Jammu on Monday.](https://cdndailyexcelsior.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Page9-7-5.jpg)
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 18: BJP Pradesh Vice President and former Minister Surjeet Singh Slathia today said his party is committed to transform the Jammu city as a vibrant and aesthetically developed destination of northern India.
Slathia was addressing a public meeting in the Nai Basti and Sainik Colony areas.
Speaking on the occasion, the BJP leader said, “Much has been done in recent years and more needs to be done for further improving the civic amenities with class of art facilities and beautification of Jammu.”
He said time has come to strive unitedly for realizing aspirations of Jammu and to end the era of despondency decades. He regretted that despite being assimilative and inclusive in character, Jammu had always been pushed to the wall due to political exigencies of the elite ruling class in the past, but the trend has changed post abrogation of the Article 370.
Slathia said Jammu and Kashmir has to flourish as a single entity with opportunities of development and progress to all. He also called for strengthening the bonds of amity and brotherhood, saying harmony between various segments of society is interlinked to justice for all and discrimination to none.
He further called upon the people to support the BJP for holistic and all round development of the Jammu during the ensuing civic polls.
Among others who were present on the occasion included Ex MLC Vikram Randhawa Rekha Mahajan District President BJP Jammu Pawan Singh Convenor ULB J&K Ayodhya Gupta, Prabhari Jammu South R.S.Pura, Advocate Dev Raj, Seh Prabhari, Ranjodh Singh Nalwa, President Minority Morcha, Naresh Singh Narinder Singh( Bunty) Gurmeet kour Randhawa, Corporator Sainik Colony and Ranjit Singh, Mandal President Kunjwani.