Excelsior Correspondent
NAGROTA, Nov 23: Reposing his faith in the better judgment of people, National Conference candidate for Nagrota and Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Sunday said they have always inspired and encouraged him to pursue the agenda of development for the area as a mission.
“In democracy, people are not only the real fountain of power but they are also the stake holders in development and governance”, Mr Rana said while addressing public gatherings at Dansal, Pali (Badsoo), Kanyala and Bhatyari in Nagrota constituency.
The Provincial President decried the self-seeking politicians for undermining political sagacity of the people by feeding them poisonous propaganda based on rhetoric and falsehood. He said inciting passion may work for once or twice but not all the times. He said the people were best judges to differentiate between truth and falsehood. “As far Nagrota is concerned, the truth is that a modest beginning has been made during the past few years to put the area on fast track development”, he said, adding that the results are discernible and before the people.
Saying that action speaks louder than words, Mr Rana gave a vivid account of initiatives taken in the sectors of rural development, power, drinking water, health, education and road development. These have made all the difference in the area which remained ignored for years. He promised to carry forward this mission to the logical conclusion by converting Nagrota into a model constituency. “We have envisioned a dream of making Nagrota a vibrant and scintillating satellite township and we are committed to realise this vision of Nava Jammu”, he said, adding that soon after elections this mission will be pursued with a sense of commitment.
Mr Rana exhorted the people to critically analyse the development taken place in the past few years of his tenure as Member Legislative Council and earlier.
Those who addressed the gathering included Rameshwar Dutt, Som Nath Khajuria, Vas Dev Sharma, Des Raj Sharma , Bishan Dass Sharma, J. D Thapa, Angrez Singh, Ch. Noor Ali, Ch. Bashir, Khair Din Wani, Raj Baru, Narayan Dutt Khajuria, Ravi Baru, Sanjay Sharma, Ashwani Sharma, Prabhu Sharma, Munish Mangotra, Vikram Singh, Rakesh Sharma, Manu Sharma, Meetu Sharma, Mohd Sadiq, Khurshaid Ali, Rajinder Kumar Pithi, Vikas Khajuria, Suresh Sharma, Amjad Beg, Vijay Dev Singh, Suresh Sheshu, Sarfraz, Naresh Kumari,. Kamla Devi, Sultan Mohammad, Devender Kumar, Noorjahan, Soni, Junait Ali, Abdul Gafoor, Dr. Parshant Khajuria, Lal Chand, Mashesh Khajuria, Ashwani Khajuria, Naresh Chand, Kartar, Rekhi, Haji Faiz Mohammad Beig, Pritam sharma, Parshotam Sharma and others.
At a hugely attended gathering at Dansal, a prominent BJP leader Amit Raina along with his supporters joined the National Conference, saying his decision is guided by the larger interest of the area which has witnessed enviable transformation during the past few years.
The Provincial President hoped a big support from the people in the upcoming elections, saying stability alone was answer to numerous challenges faced to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
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