Bandipora, May 28: “Congress Party is capable enough to defeat the fake narrative and misleading politics of BJP, which the party has proved by winning Karnataka elections with a thumping majority,” said Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani on Sunday.
While addressing a party workers’ convention at Sumbal Sonwari in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, Vikar said, “Congress is doing transparent politics and fighting elections on real issues concerning people, but the BJP is diverting the attention of the people from the real issues for electoral gains.”
He said Congress Party is strong enough as it enjoys the full support of the people given its “transparent and pro-people” policies. “The party will continue to fight for the rights of the people, which are under assault since the BJP government assumed power at the Centre,” he added.
“Since 2014, BJP is trying to thrust upon the dictatorial rule in the country for the lust of power besides undermining the authority of democratic institutions, which stand guarantee to the protection of rights and deliverance of justice to people of every section living in the country. BJP is not feeling comfortable with the existence of these institutions and conspires to undermine these for the lust of power,” Wani said, adding, “The dictatorial rule of BJP shall never be acceptable to the nation.”
The JKPCC president cautioned about the “designs and misleading politics of the BJP, which he said, hurt the emotions of the people, especially during elections times. He exhorted the party workers across J&K to gear up for the challenges ahead and prove their mettle by giving a “befitting reply” to the BJP and others in the upcoming ULB and Panchayat elections.
Former JKPCC president Peerzada Mohd Sayeed while addressing the convention expressed confidence that the Congress Party is capable of delivering and ensuring justice to the people of J&K. “The party feels the pain and anguish among the people since the BJP came into power,” he said.
J&K most neglected on development, employment fronts: Karra
Senior Congress leader and AICC Steering Committee Member Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir is the “most neglected” on economic, development employment and other fronts. He said the present dispensation at the Centre has “only made false promises”, from time to time.
“The Central government has miserably failed to restore confidence among the people, who are feeling cheated and betrayed,” Karra said while addressing a party workers’ convention of the Bemina Unit of Central Shalteng Segment in Srinagar. He urged the party cadres to gear up for the upcoming challenges.
Addressing the convention, Tariq slammed the Central government for “failing the people of J&K on all fronts after snatching their rights and other privileges granted under the constitution of India by a stroke of the pen”.
“Unemployment has risen considerably. The development which the BJP government is claiming to have done is nowhere to be seen, but the inauguration of projects especially those already sanctioned by the previous ruling dispensations happen day in and day out,” he said.
The senior Congress leader expressed dismay over the “disconnect being witnessed between people and the administration in the absence of the democratically elected government”. He lamented that elections are not being held on one pretext or the other aiming to rule J&K directly from the Centre. “Such measures reflect that the BJP government is insensitive to the plight of J&K people so not paving the way for holding elections for the lust of power, which is very unfortunate and unacceptable,” he said.
Karra also urged the government to come up with a special package for unemployed youths and regularization of casual, daily and need-based employees working in different departments.
