Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 2: Senior Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) members today resolved to expose BJP leadership from Jammu for its opportunist role to grab power and betray the people of Jammu region.
A meeting of senior functionaries of PCC and legislators of Jammu province was held here today to review the overall situation in the State. The meeting was presided over by PCC chief GA Mir and attended by senior vice- president Sham Lal Sharma vice- presidents Mula Ram, Raman Bhalla, GM Saroori, Kanta Bhan besides general secretaries and MLA/MLCs. The meeting discussed the current political and security situation in the State besides discussing the organizational affairs.
The members blamed the coalition partners of generating controversies to divert attention of the people from their failures on all fronts especially from the mis-governance and misrule, to address the basic needs of the people.
Lashing out at PDP and BJP for the contradictory statements and approach to the sensitive issues in order to address their respective electorate, as a result the coalition partners have widened the gap between regions and communities as part of their divisive approach for political dividends.
Referring to recent highly objectionable utterances of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti about the national flag and other controversial agenda, the Congress leaders questioned the BJP for its studied silence and continuance in coalition, which speaks of the highly opportunist and power hungry approach of the party. It appears to be match fixing for power between two partners.
The meeting also expressed grave concern over the prevailing security situation and rise of militancy in the Valley, which indicate the failures of the State and Centre during the past over two years. While lauding the security forces for their fight against militancy and in eliminating the large number of terrorists, at the cost of their lives, it said that casualty figures reflect a high degree of upward trend in the graph of militancy including fresh recruitments in recent past, which is cause of great concern.
The meeting also took stock of the situation in our neighbourhood and expressed concern over the incidents along LoC and IB with Pakistan and China. The State and Centre Governments have failed to ensure safety, security and proper rehabilitation of the affected population so far especially in Rajouri-Poonch and demanded that all promised and necessary measures be taken for them on war footing, as people are facing great hardships in temporary border camps, besides loss of lives and properties.
Congress also strongly lambasted and criticized the Govt for the price hike of ration in PDS including sugar, rice, atta and kerosene oil besides failure to provide ration to APL category. The poor and middle class families are worst hit due to total failure of the Govt. in the wake of unprecedented price hike of all items of common use.
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