Jammu, July 07: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Working President Raman Bhalla on Sunday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, asking “why there is no prosperity in the lives of people if the country’s economy is growing at a rapid pace”.
Addressing a programme to facilitate booth agents from Slade, Bhalla accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking lies and making hollow promises to the public only to remain in power.
He said, “70 crore youth are unemployed in the country and unemployment is the highest in 45 years. 30 lakh posts are vacant in the government sector under the Modi regime. BJP makes big claims that the economy is growing at a rapid pace. I want to ask if it is growing so fast then and if there is progress in the country then why there is no progress in people’s lives? Why did our children not get employment?”
The Congress leader accused the BJP of not respecting the public at all. “They do not speak about your problems. They do not tell what they are doing to contain inflation and bring down unemployment. It is only the Congress which speaks about the public.”
He said the upcoming assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir is to give a “befitting reply” to the BJP. “Everybody needs to come forward and be at the forefront in the fight to save the Constitution, democracy and freedom in this country,” he said.
Bhalla claimed that the beneficiaries of the government schemes are facing inhumane treatment, especially the old-age citizens, who he said are facing huge harassment in the name of pension case verification. “The people across the state are being made to suffer in the absence of basic amenities for no fault of theirs,” he said.
Former NSUI President Neeraj Kundan and JKPCC General Secretary Shashi Sharma on the occasion said, “Congress is the party of poor, weaker sections, farmers and underprivileged and has always stood for their rights and cause. The people have by now understood well that no other party can ensure their welfare like Congress and therefore its wave is being witnessed across Jammu and Kashmir leading to restlessness among its opponents.”
