Udhampur among most developed constituencies in 10 yrs
Nishikant Khajuria
JAMMU, Mar 8: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who has been officially nominated as BJP candidate for Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency for the third consecutive term, today exuded confidence of breaking his own record by registering a victory margin of more than four lakhs votes in the upcoming polls.
“The people of this country have made up their mind to return Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for the third term with a majority of more than 400 seats and it is now our responsibility to discharge our duty and prove ourselves by recording a victory margin of more than 4 Lakh in Udhampur Constituency, which will beat the previous record of 3.58 Lakh,” he said amid thunderous applause by his supporters who had gathered in huge number to receive the Minister on his arrival here after announcement of his Lok Sabha candidature for the third consecutive term.
The Union Minister claimed that Udhampur-Kathua-Doda is among the country’s most developed constituencies in last 10 years and now it is the time to devote the third 5-year term to consolidate the gains of last two terms and transform this region as among the most attractive destinations of the country.
He said the first five-year term was spent in making up for the negligence and losses of the earlier years during which this constituency suffered discrimination and lack of development for vote bank consideration. For example, he added, Shahpur-Kandi Project was revived after three decades, Rattle Power Project was revived after one and a half decade, the work on the rail line beyond Reasi was resumed whereas the first train up to Jammu arrived way back in 1972, the railway station in Katra was completed, the long delayed pending work on Atal Setu in Basohli and Asia’s longest tunnel between Chenani and Nashri was resumed.
In the second five-year term, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the attempt was made to introduce the projects which had feasibility to be introduced in the Constituency. These included the Devika project in Udhampur, first Industrial Biotech Park in Kathua, three Centrally funded Medical Colleges at Udhampur and Kathua and Doda respectively, two Passport offices in Kathua and Udhampur respectively, Khilani-Sudhmahadev National Highway 244 and most importantly Aroma mission cum Purple revolution in Bhaderwah which received nationwide acclaim, he listed.
Like the earlier two terms, said Dr Jitendra Singh, the third term will be dedicated to the priorities of the youth and developing the constituency’s major towns, destinations as national attraction in terms of education, tourism and trade.
“Like in the earlier 10 years, philanthropic human services above Party lines, for example facilitating admission of needy patients in hospitals outside J&K will continue for which a separate cell has been constituted,” he said. Free Tele mobile clinic services like “Doctor on wheels” and free distribution of clothes and school books to the needy will also continue, he added.
Earlier, on his arrival, from the airport right upto his Parliamentary Constituency office at Gandhinagar, a massive gathering of BJP workers and supporters from his constituency was waiting for him.
As soon as Dr Jitendra Singh’s cavalcade moved out of Jammu Airport, there was a huge rush of supporters resulting in a traffic jam for over half an hour. People in thousands, particularly Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members from all the districts of Udhampur, Kathua, Ramban, Kisthwar and Doda, burst crackers to celebrate the declaration of Dr Jitendra Singh as candidate and showered petals on him from all sides.
Speaking on the occasion, J&K BJP Gen Secretary ( Org) Ashok Kaul assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi of returning the NDA Government with more than 400 seats and also assured that Dr Jitendra Singh from Udhampur constituency will beat the earlier record.
Members of Mahila Morcha, DDC members and elderly citizens from all the districts were among the huge crowd of people who were also joined by members of civil society and several Medicos to facilitate Dr Jitendra Singh at the airport. Besides Ashok Koul, the reception at the Parliamentary office of Dr Jitendra Singh at Gandhi Nagar was attended, among others, by BJP District Presidents, Vice Chairman DDC Kathua Raghunandan Singh Bablu, JKUT Vice President Pawan Khajuria, former MLA B S Mankotia and others.
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