INDIA alliance will ensure prosperity of all Indians: Bhalla

Jammu, May 23: “The primary objective of the INDIA alliance is to fight collectively and defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in order to save the nation, the Constitution, democracy, secularism and federalism. The country is in multiple crises, and the country has to be liberated from the clutches of the BJP. That is the primary objective of the opposition coming together,” said the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Working President Raman Bhalla who contested from the Jammu-Reasi parliamentary seat.
Interacting with prominent persons at Press Club Jammu, Bhalla dismissed the BJP’s question on who will be the face of the INDIA alliance, saying that it is a desperate attempt to divert attention from their “failures and misdeeds”. He said the opposition parties are mature enough to decide on their leadership collectively and that it is not an issue for them.
The opposition INDIA bloc will defeat the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the upcoming assembly election in J&K, he added. “It is evident that (the ruling) NDA is desperate as it faces upcoming defeat by the INDIA (alliance), which represents the aspirations of the 140 crore people of India,” he said, adding, “Dictatorship and assault on parliamentary democracy” are unacceptable to the nation.”
The Congress leader said the people have been pushed towards darkness by the ruling dispensation at the Centre. “They want change, and the INDIA alliance will ensure that change for betterment, prosperity and equal development of all Indians,” he said.
Bhalla said the BJP’s claim of “400-500 paar” is impossible. “The PM is denting his image by telling such lies. People say high prices are hurting them. Youngsters who were till now tilted towards BJP are also complaining about joblessness,” he said.
The JKPCC leader said there was complete religious harmony in J&K but BJP wants to divide people on regional and religious lines. He asked people to reject the BJP to bring a “better future”. “Congress party believes in strengthening the people and is committed to equitable development of the state. The BJP dispensation is anti-poor, anti-youth, anti-kissan and due to its wrong policies the sufferings of the people increased manifold,” he said.
Bhalla said the government in J&K, run by the administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, has proved to be an “utter failure on all fronts”, with common people left to fend for themselves.
He said the people of Jammu region were promised the moon by the BJP but now feel betrayed by the party as it never proceeded beyond ‘jumlas’. “The BJP leaders know quite well that people of this region are waiting to teach them a lesson,” he said.