DCC Rural holds convention

Senior Congress leader Mula Ram and others in DCC convention at Jammu on Sunday.
Senior Congress leader Mula Ram and others in DCC convention at Jammu on Sunday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, June 30: District Congress Committee, Jammu Rural, lambasted the previous BJP Government for not taking measures in providing basic amenities to the people of State, despite remaining in the power more than three and half years in J&K.
Addressing day-long convention here today at Raipur Domana constituency, Mula Ram, former Cabinet Minister and senior Congress leader, said that the prevailing atmosphere of uncertainty and chaos in the State and the deteriorated security situation is the result of their opportunist politics for power and failure of BJP alliance which has left the people of the State in great sufferings. He said that previous Coalition Government failed in providing basic amenities like water, power and ration to the common person of the State. He also said that priority of BJP was not to empower people by strengthening democratic institutions but those at the helm of the affairs wanted to accomplish their selfish designs by controlling such institutions through undemocratic means.
Hari Singh Chib, DCC Rural president, asked the party cadre to gear up for the upcoming Assembly elections in the State. He asked party functionaries at all levels to work whole-heartedly, in order to defeat the BJP in the State. He said that Congress is committed to the harmonious and equitable development of all regions of the State and ensuring social and secular harmony in the State and it always stood for these principles in politics and never compromised these core values for the sake of power.
Chib also asked the workers of Raipur Domana to remain in touch with public and solve their day to day problems related to drinking water, power, agriculture, unemployment, farmers and revenue department. If required, protests shall be held for mitigating sufferings of people, he added.
Rajni Bala, corporator of Ward 60, also spoke on the occasion. Others, who addressed the gathering, included Jung Bahadur Sharma, Bupinder Singh, Ch Amin Sarpanches, Ashok , Vindu, Suman Devi, Chain, Vinay Kumar Panches, Chander Mohan Sharma, Balbir Singh, Sunny Choudhary, Dev Raj, Balkar Singh, Rajinder Kumar, Bal Sharma, Kamal Singh, Parshotam Singh, Bachan Singh, Surinder Singh and Ram Singh.