*Former DC among others join party
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 22: Chief spokesperson of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Rajiv Mahajan today said that like Kashmiri leaders, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is also discriminating with people of Jammu.
Mahajan was referring to installation and functioning of another Toll Plaza in Jammu at Lakhanpur, during a function at party office at New Rehari, Jammu. He strongly objected over the functioning of Toll Plaza Lakhanpur, terming it as betrayal of the mandate of Jammu people.
“The toll plaza at Lakhanpur will alienate masses at a time when the Government is expected to provide some succor to the people who are battling for their survival amid COVID pandemic,” he added.
Mahajan said that BJP got a huge mandate from the people of Jammu by making tall promises but all proved as hollow slogans. He said that BJP has played with aspirations and sentiments of the people of Jammu by misleading them with false promises.
Lashing out at the BJP for allegedly betraying Jammu residents after seeking mandate on false promises, Mahajan said that since 2014 lakhs of people had joined BJP with an aim to remove the discrimination being faced by the people of Jammu region but these people have not raised their voice over the alleged discrimination with the regard to the installation of toll plazas.
Mahajan appealed the Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu to immediately abolish road tax at different toll plazas in Jammu region to provide a relief to the people.
Meanwhile, former Deputy Commissioner (DC) of State Taxes Department M L Sharma along with V K Gupta, R K Khajuria and Ravi Tikoo (president, SpeedBall Association) from Jammu joined the party.
They were welcomed into the party fold by Rajiv Mahajan and co-conveners Kulbir Singh Slathia, Bharat Bhushan Gupta and Vivek Wazir.
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