Cong leadership introspects defeat in J&K
*No one above party, maintain discipline: AICC chief
Gopal Sharma
JAMMU, June 27: Cautioning the ‘rank and file’ in the party in the Jammu and Kashmir that `no one is above the party’ and maintain discipline at all costs, All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge today asked the JKPCC leadership to gear up its activities in view of upcoming Assembly elections in the UT.
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Flanked by the Congress vice president and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, party general secretary (org) K C Venugopal; party Incharge for J&K, Bharatsinh Solanki and other senior leaders, Kharge said, the party has lost both the seats in J&K although there has been some increase in the vote percentage. There have been some shortcomings at some level and it is the time to self- introspect. He said the party has also sought report from various States and UTs through various committees, where it has suffered loss.
While addressing crucial meeting with the senior Congress leaders from J&K ahead of upcoming Assembly elections, Kharge said, “No one can have his own ways in the party. No one is above party. It is must for the senior leaders to take along all the functionaries, maintain unity and discipline in the party,” Kharge cautioned.
Kharge said the tall claims of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre that peace and normalcy have returned in the Union Territory stand exposed with recent terror attacks and asserted that the people in the region are once again looking at the Congress to return to power.
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“The recent terrorist attacks have completely exposed the BJP’s tall talk and empty claims about the return of peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir are again looking towards the Congress. They want a welfare and a sensitive Government, which will work to alleviate their suffering and look towards the future,” he added.
“I would like all of us to work hard to fulfil the aspirations of the people, constantly raise the voice of the people and stay among the people,” the Congress chief said.
Rahul Gandhi said there was need to put all the collective efforts, specially by the top and middle rung party functionaries, reach out to the people and support their aspirations. He said J&K people have suffered a lot due to BJP’s policies. They want change. The party will enact its manifesto for the Assembly elections as per the aspirations of the people, he added.
The top Congress leadership had convened the meeting of all leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to assess the party’s preparedness for the Assembly polls and to evolve a strategy to strengthen the organisation in the Union Territory of J&K. It also sought suggestions from the J&K leaders. It was decided in the meeting that for alliance in J&K, the Congress will keep its options open.
The Congress leadership has been holding meetings with J&K leaders well in advance after being buoyed by the party’s performance in the recently-held Lok Sabha polls.The Supreme Court has said the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election should be held before September 30.
Earlier, during the day, former Union Minister and AICC Incharge J&K affairs, Bharatsinh Solanki held lunch-on meeting with the visiting J&K leaders.
AICC general secretary Ghulam Ahmed Mir, AICC Secretary, Shah Nawaz Choudhary, JKPCC president Vikar Rasool Wani, working president senior leaders and Raman Bhalla, former PCC chief Peerzada Mohd Sayeed, Mula Ram, Ravinder Sharma, Ch Lal Singh, Tara Chand, Tariq Hameed Karra, Haji Abdul Rasheed, Balwan Singh, Ghulam Nabi Moga, Indu Pawar, Anwar Bhat, Irfan Naqib, Yogesh Sawhney, Naresh Gupta, Abid Kashmiri, Surinder Singh Channi, heads of PYC, NSUI, Seva Dal and others were also present during the meeting.
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