Jammu, Sep 20: JKPCC working president Raman Bhalla on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the “difficulties confronting the people in the absence of a democratic system in J&K”. He criticised the government for “snatching the rights” of people.
Addressing a workers’ meeting at Bahu Fort Ward-48, Bhalla expressed confidence that the Congress will “bounce back in a revitalised form” on the J&K’s political scene. He said the party will continue to push for peace with dignity and will form the next government in the Union Territory of J&K. The leadership has started working on a revival plan and the cadre is being revitalized to carry on the party’s political campaign with renewed vigour, he added.
The Congress leader accused the Centre of “snatching the democratic rights” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and said the “anti-people” decisions of the government were aimed at diverting attention from “real” issues. He accused the Government of India of failing the people on all counts.
Bhalla urged the party leaders to work hard to strengthen the Congress at the grassroots level and stressed that the party “is an instrument of service to the people”. He urged the party cadres to gear up for the challenges. “Congress is fully prepared for ULB, Panchayat, Assembly and 2024 Parliamentary elections. It is fully capable of defeating the divisive agenda and misleading politics of the BJP. Congress shall continue to fight against the anti-people policies of the BJP government and vigorously fight for the restoration of democratic setup in J&K,” he said.
“The BJP’s divide-and-rule policy and misleading politics stands exposed with the result people have decided to throw the party out of power,” he said.
The JKPCC leader asked the Centre to pave the way for holding elections in J&K without creating hurdles. “The BJP government has abandoned J&K people of their democratic rights to rule J&K directly and do whatever suits it (BJP) be it enacting different laws from time to time or be it punishing people under the garb of imposing many taxes or be it undermining the institutions to run away from transparency and accountability,” he said, adding, “Congress Party has fought for the rights of people and it will continue to fight for the restoration of democratic setup and safeguarding just rights of people.”
