‘After Kargil defeat, BJP scared of Assembly polls’
Gopal Sharma
KATHUA, Feb 4: Former Union Minister, AICC senior leader and Incharge J&K affairs of the party, Bharat Singh Solanki today said that a wave of change is blowing in the Jammu and Kashmir and Kathua will prove as a laboratory for it.
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Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a party convention at Kathua today, Solanki said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are eagerly looking for a change. They are fed up of the misrule by the BJP, unemployment, price hike, false promises, corruption, snatching of their democratic rights and Governance deficit.
“The change is eminent, people will vote for Congress party this time and Kathua will prove as a laboratory for it,” the AICC leader said.
“The people of J&K are looking towards Congress. They have high hopes from our party. The Congress has cleared its stand with regard to Statehood to J&K and protection of land and jobs to the locals. Our party is committed for it and has already waged a struggle for the same,” Solanki asserted.
Replying to a question, AICC leader said the BJP leaders only befooled the people of J&K with their false and hollow promises. They lied on Rs 15 lakh in poor people’s accounts, two crores jobs to the youth every year, doubling income of the farmers, restoration of Statehood shortly and so on. Unemployment has reached alarming proportions, youth is frustrated. Industrialist and trader is not happy. A common man has no reach to the power corridors. The people have realized this fact that this party only sold dreams to them for taking their votes.
Referring to the “massive defeat” of BJP in Kargil Hill Development Council elections recently, Solanki said the saffron party leaders are not scared. They are running away from Assembly elections as they are apprehending big defeat. It is hoped that they will not conduct elections in J&K during this year, despite the directives from the apex court.
While replying to another question on `BJP Vikas Model’, Solanki said this model has been rejected by the people in several States recently. It will be rejected again in other States during coming Lok Sabha elections. Congress with the support of INDIA bloc will form next government.
Commenting on Nitish Kumar’s act of abandoning INDIA bloc to become Chief Minister again in Bihar, AICC leader said Nitish will face the music. The people of Bihar will give him the reply by throwing him out of power.
While responding to a question on seat sharing formula in J&K with NC and PDP, he said the Alliance Committee of the Congress Party is in touch with the NC and PDP leaders. The AICC Screening Committee has done its job and handed over the report. By February 10 or 12, the things will be clear with regard to sharing of seats or else.
Earlier, addressing party convention AICC leader referred to a famous quote ” Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aaye, Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jayee”, and said BJP talks of Ram Rajya but have not fulfilled a single promise made to the people who are reeling under worst kind of price rise and unemployment.
Solanki took upon BJP for lying to the people to bring black money and deposit 15 laks into common man’s account, check price rise and give two crore jobs annually but never fulfilled their promises which is against the principles laid down in Ram Rajya.
AICC leader said that UPA Government headed by Dr Manmohan Singh did a lot of overall progress and growth in every sections in the country including in Jammu & Kashmir but BJP opposed every good step. For a small price rise, the BJP leaders used to be on streets but now don’t talk of those issues when people are facing worst hardships.
The J&K people were deprived of their rights to land, jobs and natural resources and Statehood arbitrarily. The people of J&K will follow the Ladakh who have shown the way forward by launching a strong movement for Statehood and safeguarding their rights and cultural identity.
Urging people of Kathua to blow a bugle of change and bring Congress to power as they had warmly welcomed the Rahul Gandhi Padyatra here who is fighting for justice to common people, he said current yatra has received tremendous response everywhere which indicates people’s mood for change in 2024.
JKPCC president, Vikar Rasool Wani lashed out at BJP for bringing lot of miseries for the people especially youth and farmers of J&K as there is record unemployment, tax terrorism while farmers were deprived of lands.
He said that people were deprived of democracy for years and people’s voice is not heard. The voice of people be they unemployed, employees, old age, widows, handicapped, farmers and others is being crushed. Congress is the only secular democratic alternative to the people which always stood for the rights of all sections all these years and people would bring change both in Lok Sabha and Assembly whenever held, but BJP is delaying election’.
Working president Raman Bhalla targeted BJP for the failure to represent aspirations of the Jammu people whose rights were crushed, trade being taken over and resources being looted by outside contractors. He said that BJP betrayed Jammu people on false promises and every section is suffering due to policies of the ruling party. Jammu has become hub of liquor trade and drug mafia is active spoiling our future generations.
AICC secretary Manoj Yadav, senior vice president Ravinder Sharma, vice president Pranab Shagotra, general secys Shashi Sharma, Naresh Sharma, District president Pankaj Dogra, Shammema Raina, Akash Bharat, Vijay Sharma, Rajveer Singh, Jatin Raina and others were also present on the occasion.
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