Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 4: Intensifying their political campaign in Jammu East constituency, senior National Conference (NC) leaders today made a fervent appeal to the voters to lend their wholehearted support to Bimla Lathra, saying this will be a vote for faster growth and development of Jammu.
State vice president, Rattan Lal Gupta and provincial secretary, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, said that NC has all along been working for the upliftment and progress of the Jammu city, which has emerged as a premier destination for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims and Kashmir bound tourists.
Speaking on the occasion, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed exuded confidence about massive victory of the NC candidates with the strength of the people’s support to the policies and programmes of the party being implemented by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
The party leaders referred to various innovative measures taken over the past six years, saying these have brought a complete turnaround in the overall profile of J&K. They also referred to creation of new administrative units and said these will go a long way in bringing administration at the doorsteps of the people and resultant step up in the developmental tempo.
Referring to achievements of the Government, the NC leaders urged the people, especially youth, to work for massive victory of the party saying this will further strengthen the hands of Dr Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
The party candidate Bimla Luthra and In-charge of grievance cell, Anil Dhar also addressed the party cadre and sought a massive vote for NC in the ensuing elections.