Jammu, Sep 01: Asserting that there will be no compromise on Jammu’s distinct aspirations, senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana on Friday said the Union Territory is witnessing a discernible transformation on socio-economic and development fronts with the people feeling hugely empowered.
Interacting with various delegations and individuals from across the region during the weekly public hearing at the BJP headquarters at Trikuta Nagar here along with Veenu Khanna, BJP State Secretary; Rana referred to the “sense of empowerment being felt post political developments of August 5, 2019 by the people of Jammu region, irrespective of religion and caste, who had suffered a long spell of ignominy and discrimination due to misgovernance of the elite political class”.
Jammu’s interest, like other parts of the Union Territory, will always remain equally sacrosanct, Rana said, adding that there is no question of undermining the interests of Jammu as the BJP is committed to fulfill the urges and aspirations of the people of this region. He dwelt in detail about the developmental initiatives across the region and said that Jammu is all set to become the most developed city in northern India in the next five years. He also referred to the coming up of infrastructure, especially the IIT, IIM and AIIMs on a fast-track basis.
The BJP leader referred to the “new dawn of peace and normalcy” in Kashmir and said, “This has hovered darkness of wilderness over the political enterprise of the PDP, Congress and the National Conference that did no good to people of Jammu and Kashmir during the past over seven decades except inflicting miseries upon them.”
“They always played the politics of obstruction and benefitted from the cult of violence. Now that the dream of the people across the Union Territory stands realised in terms of huge transformation, large scale development, politico-economic empowerment and end of stone-throwing and hartal culture, these elite political outfits find themselves irrelevant in the J&K politics,” he added.
He reiterated that BJP stands guarantee to equitable opportunities for progress and development, as well as an equal role in decision-making, to all the regions and the sub-regions. “This has become possible after the repeal of Article 370,” he said and referred to the rights bestowed upon the displaced people of POJK, Valmikis, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe and other segments of society. He said the development scenario across the Jammu region is getting huge impetus with a focus on various utility services.
