Srinagar, Apr 16: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah, who is extensively campaigning in the Chenab region, addressed a number of public gatherings in Padar, Nagseni and Gulabgarh on Tuesday.
Omar led road shows in Padar, Nagseni and Gulabgarh on the second consecutive day of his tour to the region, seeking support for the INDIA Alliance candidate, the party said in a statement issued here.
Ajay Kumar Sadhotra former minister and Additional General Secretary, Rattan Lal Gupta Provincial President Jammu Province, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo former minister and Zonal President Chenab Valley, Qazi Jalal Ud Din former MLA, Dr Chaman Lal Bhagat former MLA, Tanveer Ahmad Kichloo District President Kishtwar, Sarshad Natnoo BDC Chairman, Harshvardhan Singh President NCSU, Imran Qazi, Janaki Nath Block President, Manmohan Khajuria, Mool Raj, Ram Nath, Dorjay, Bodh Raj, Ved Raj and others..
“Rumblings at the grassroots in Udhampur, Jammu, do not corroborate the development narrative that the BJP is peddling,” Omar said while addressing a series of meetings in Gulabgarh.
He said, “The sentiment against the BJP resonates across the constituency spread over 16 Assembly segments and the districts of Ramban, Kishtwar, Doda, Udhampur and Kathua. Notwithstanding BJP’s claims of development in the region for the past 10 years, the area’s unemployed youth are not convinced by the feel-good narrative. The dominant view is that non-local people are pocketing government jobs and business contracts. Youth continue to suffer from unemployability, loss of contracts to non-locals and widespread accountability.”