Solanki, Vikar, Bhalla lambast Govt
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 5: Congress today launched the month long “Hath Se Hath Yatra cum agitational programme”, from Janipur to Raipur, Jammu, to highlight the various issues especially to oppose Property Tax, bulldozer drive, price rise, rise unemployment, innocent killings and other problems faced by people. The party demanded restoration of Statehood and early Assembly elections in J&K.
Led by former Union Minister and AICC in charge Hath Se Hath Yatra campaign in J&K, Bharat Singh Solanki, JKPCC president, Vikar Rasool Wani, working president, Raman Bhalla, former Ministers, Mula Ram, Yogesh Sawhney, chief spokesperson, Ravinder Sharma, Kanta Bhan, Kuldeep Verma besides other senior leaders, the Yatra was organised by district Congress Jammu, Rural, under the leadership of DCC president, Th Hari Singh Chib while several other leaders, corporators, Ex councillors, Sarpanchs, Panchs and large number of workers joined the Yatra.
Raising slogans, Property Tax Vapis Lo, bulldozer drive against poor Band Karo, Mehnghai Ko Kabu Karo, Kabu Karo, Berozgari Dur Karo, Masoomo ki Hatya Band Karo besides Nafrat Chhodo-Bharat Jodo, the protestors carried placards, Nation Flags and party flags.
They marched from Janipur to Raipur in Jammu North Assembly along with hundreds of workers.
Addressing the gathering Bharat Singh Solanki said that the Hath Se Hath Yatra cum agitational programme is the second phase of Bharat JodoYatra , which shall culminate at the end of this month, covering various districts and constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir.
Solanki said that main focus of this programme is to highlight the various issues of people faced in different parts like imposition of Property Tax, snatching lands from poor through bulldozer, unprecedented price hike, record unemployment and other arbitrary orders of Government.
Vikar Rasool Wani lashed out at the Government for the unprecedented price rise of all commodities especially LPG, petrol, diesel, eatables making difficult for the poor to survive but LG Administration has imposed Property Tax on common people which should be withdrawn.
He referred to the bulldozer drive against the common people who are in occupation of land for decades for livelihood. He demanded regularising the lands and shops of common man.
Vikar Rasool lashed out the BJP for giving miseries to the people of Jammu Kashmir by downgrading the historical State, removal of rights to lands and jobs, imposing huge taxes and large scale unemployment and other arbitrary orders. “The Government has failed to protect innocents especially minorities”, he added.
Raman Bhalla strongly opposed the Property Tax, eviction of poor and common man, check on price rise and rising unemployment and showed concern over job scams. He expressed concern over continued targeted killings and arbitrary orders of UT administration.
Mula Ram charged BJP of crushing the people through arbitrary orders of the LG administration.
Th Hari Singh Chib expressed gratitude to the people for the support to the Yatra cum agitational programme and said that more such protests shall continue.
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