Rahul Gandhi slams Govt for ‘snatching rights of people’ in JK

Gulmarg, Feb 19: Former All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi Sunday expressed serious concern over the difficulties confronting people in absence of the democratic system in J&K and slammed the Govt for snatching the rights of the people.
He was reviewing the functioning of the party in Jammu and Kashmir while chairing a meeting that was attended by all the party leaders including District Presidents.
Rahul Gandhi in a meeting with the party leaders of Kashmir said the erstwhile J&K was divided into UTs against the wishes of the people besides they are being abandoned of their democratic rights by the BJP aiming to hide its (BJPs) wrong policies and utter failure on all fronts, but the Congress shall continue to fight for the democratic rights of the people and ensure justice to them, he said.
Gandhi slammed the current eviction drive in J&K terming it BJP’s deliberate move to divert attention of the people from real issues especially rising unemployment, unprecedented price hike and other developmental issues concerning people.
The congress leader also expressed confidence that people especially the youth are joining the Congress party given its pro-people policies urging Party leaders to keep their doors open for those wishing to join Congress and encourage them to work for the wellbeing of the people.
He told the party leaders that he (RG) will continue to visit J&K as that he feels their pain and anguish and will leave no stone unturned to ensure justice to people of J&K, who have undergone enormous hardships due to the wrong policies adopted by the BJP Govt towards J&K.
Speaking on the occasion AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi urged the party leaders to work hard to strengthen the Congress party at grassroots and perform their legitimate role to resolve people’s issues, for the fact, Congress Party is an instrument of service to the people.
Earlier AICC J&K In-charge Rajni Patil (MP) and JKPCC President Vikar Rasool Wani apprised Rahul Gandhi about the organizational affairs and activities in J&K.