Jammu, June 24: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) working president Raman Bhalla on Saturday said that Congress represents the urges and aspirations of people and it will continue to serve them as an instrument of service and safeguard people’s rights.
He made these comments at Bishnah where Rtd XEN Surinder Devgoda along with several workers joined Congress in a massive rally and expressed confidence in the “pro-people” policies and programmes of the party, a statement issued here said. He welcomed the new entrants hoping that their joining will inspire others to join Congress given its “pro-people policies, transparent and principle-based politics”.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said, “Congress Party is strong enough, it cannot be cowed down by the falsehood and malicious propaganda of the BJP.” He dismissed Amit Shah’s J&K visit as “cosmetic” and said the Home Minister “refused to acknowledge the ground realities”.
Expressing utter disappointment over the visit of the Union Council of Ministers to Jammu and Kashmir, he termed it as a “futile exercise” saying “not even a single demand committed with the people has been fulfilled”. Terming the visit as an eyewash and a strategy to divert public attention from the government’s “failure”, Bhalla asked the Government of India to send its ministers with “some funds in hands” so that they can redress the public issues in a real sense.
Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir’s residents want the restoration of their “honour and dignity”, Bhalla demanded holding the much-delayed assembly elections in the Union Territory for the “empowerment of the people”. “The people across Jammu and Kashmir are feeling disempowered by the bureaucratic regime. On the other hand, the unnecessary delay in holding assembly elections has given rise to a feeling of alienation among the people that need to be addressed at the earliest,” he said.
He added, “J&K government is working directly on the directions of BJP. Yet, the problems of the general masses remain unsolved. Instead of working for public welfare, the bureaucracy behaves like they are the rulers while sitting in their AC rooms and avoiding addressing public issues. They must remember that they are public servants and must not disappoint the general masses of any region or district.”
Congress represents the aspiration of the people from all the regions of J&K and we believe in inclusive development of all the sections of the society without any disparity, Bhalla said.
