Excelsior Correspondent
BAJALTA, July 15: Saying that Jammu has again re-established its secular credentials with a sense of renewed commitment, National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana today lauded people’s unflinching faith in time-tested legacy of inclusiveness and spirit of harmonious co-existence.
“It is the essence and strength of Jammu’s pluralistic ethos that makes it shinning symbol of India’s secular fabric for centuries”, Rana said while interacting with people of Bajalta during his extensive visit to Bajalta, Malhori Jagir, Pargalta and Tutan Di Khui in Nagrota Constituency.
He felt elated while referring to the spirit of togetherness demonstrated by people of Jammu, irrespective of caste, creed and colour, in the wake of recent terror strike on Amarnath pilgrims in Srinagar and said the high degree of resilience makes them distinct in the country.
“The nation must acknowledge and emulate this spirit”, he said, adding that the valiant people of the region rightfully deserve salute of the compatriots for standing tall in the prevailing myopic environs of hate and intolerance.
The Provincial President said that by maintaining calm and peace, the people of Jammu have actually renewed their faith in secular traditions which were galore time and again, more recently during the early nineties when people in distress from the Valley and other parts of the State made this proud land their second home. “The people did not only opened up their arms with affection but looked after the comfort of people in distress with sincerity of purpose”, he said, adding that this spirit is getting bequeathed from generation to generation. He said secularism is in the veins of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians of this region that has withstood challenges during most horrendous times.
“Jammu deserves its rightful place on the map of country’s tourism landscape, as a matter of right”, he said and added that this calls for a special dispensation to transform Jammu’s destiny.
During his interaction, the MLA Nagrota responded to the various issues raised by the people and said these are vigorously being pursued with concerned agencies. He said he is endeavouring for treading the constituency on the path of futuristic development, keeping in view its potential for growth and expansion. He referred to network of roads laid during recent years and special thrust laid on upgrading the power and water supply. In the rural development sector, several initiatives are being coordinated for upgrading facilities as per requirement of each area. He said the people at grass roots level have been empowered to fix priorities for their areas, which has gone well in undertaking the most needed schemes in each Panchayat Halqa.
Earlier, Rana flagged various developmental initiatives like macademisation of roads in the area.
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