Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 17: Reacting sharply to the allegations of BJP leadership who dubbed him as a non performer and self styled Dogra leader in Keediyan Gandyal, Choudhary Lal Singh, chairman of Dogra Swabhiman Sanghthan Party (DSSP) said that while there are numerous achievements in his name as Health Minister and Forest Minister of erstwhile J&K State, the achievements of BJP is only draconian land laws and toll plazas.
“I gave medicine, free treatment and well equipped hospitals during my tenure and terminated more than 200 doctors from Kashmir who were working in Saudi Arabia and drawing salaries from the State whereas the hospitals during BJP rule are defunct and people are now scared to go in the hospitals, fearing threat to their life as many patients died without ventilators and proper medicare recently,” DSSP leader said while addressing an election rally in support of party candidate Kanta Andotra.
Lal Singh said as a Forest Minister, he gave millions of plants and green cover to the barren roads, and gave state of the art zoo highlighting Dogra pride as ‘Jambu Zoo’ for the promotion of tourism in Jammu whereas BJP gave CBI to the all 60 hotels and restaurants of Patnitop, the only tourist destination Jammu province which was developed by the hard work of the small entrepreneur with their own resources.
Kanta Andotra, while addressing the gathering, said that she and her whole family are working day in and day out for the public. She said that Lal Singh started working for public when local BJP leaders were no where in sight. He is connected with the public and doing everything to protect our Dogra culture, she added.
Dr Hari Dutt Shishu, general secretary of DSSP, said that it’s very unfortunate that BJP leadership has been resorting to lies and other cheap allegations out of frustration. He said it’s the time for the present regime to introspect and go for corrective measures to save themselves from the public wrath because of their anti-people policies.