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JAMMU: Giving fillip to DDC election campaign in Jammu district on Friday, former Minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla made a fervent appeal to people to give befitting defeat to BJP during the ongoing DDC elections to protect age old secular credentials of Jammu and Kashmir.
Former Minister was addressing huge public gathering in favour of Congress candidate Gurmeet Kour at Panchayat Kirpalpur Charkan Mandal in Marh constituency. Bhalla maintained that ongoing DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir was an opportunity to teach a lesson to those who betrayal people of J&K with their anti people called upon the people to come out in larger numbers to vote for Congress candidates. He urged the people to give massive mandate to Congress which has proved its dedication for public service in past.
He said ongoing election process has provided a golden opportunity to the people to defeat evil designs of vested interests. There is an urgent need for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to stand united against those who consistently failed to address sentiments and aspirations of people of J&K.
Former Minister said that people should vote for Congress party which has track record of rendering public service in past despite all heavy odds. He said DDC elections imperative for Jammu and Kashmir for its socio- political survival as well as for equitable and need based development at gross roots level. He cautioned the people against nefarious designs of forces who want to divide communities to satiate their self-designed political agenda. He urged the people to stand guard like a rock to protect centuries old traditions of brotherhood, communal harmony and secularism which are the hallmark of Jammu and Kashmir’s composite and pluralistic ethos.
Bhalla observed that there is underdevelopment in most of the areas and there is resentment among the people in view of growing disconnection with the Govt. He said that the BJP has befooled the people with its hollow slogans and assurances which were never fulfilled.