Cong calls for Secretariat ‘gherao’ on Nov 9

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 1: Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) has decided to conduct ‘gherao’ of Civil Secretariat on first day of its reopening in Jammu on November 9.
While chairing the meeting of party workers at Vijaypur in district Samba today former Minister and PCC general secretary Manjit Singh appealed the party workers to reach Jammu in large number to participate in the protest programme. He said that both PDP and BJP have brought the State at the verge of disintegration through its policies. He said the communal harmony and brotherhood has been shaken in the State due to the controversies raised by these two parties for their vested interests.
The meeting discussed various issues with the party workers. During the meeting, Manjit Singh appealed the people and especially party workers to reach Jammu on November 9, the day of reopening of Civil Secretariat in the winter capital to `gherao’ the secretariat.
He informed that this decision was taken by the party in view of increasing resentment among the people against the failure of the coalition BJP-PDP Government in the State.
“They had assured development in the State and allegedly created differences among the people and mistrust,” he said, adding that some forces talked about division of the State.
Under this Government, he said, sense of insecurity among the people has increased which is not good for the State and it would take Jammu and Kashmir to ‘stone-age’.
He said that whether it is the issue of NYC, unemployed educated youth, SPOs, PHE & Irrigation workers or price hike; on all the fronts, the Government has failed.
He said that the Govt should understand the difficulties of the border residents facing firing from Pakistan and they have not been given five marla plots as per the assurances and announcements.