STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: JKPCC has gone aggressively for the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections across J&K.
JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla and others put their heads together to chalk out the strategy at Trikuta Nagar Jammu Ward-53.
Prominent among those present on the occasion include Aman Bawa, Baldev Raj Gupta, Ashok Khajuria, Advocate Davinder Parihar, Dheeraj Gupta, Retd Chief Engineer Sunil Gupta, Bhushan Langar and Rajesh Gupta.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said that party is of the view the local body elections would be a litmus test for the Congress’ reach among the voters ahead of the poll-packed years.
“2024 is a challenging year for the Congress party. We have a new party president in the form of Kharge who has stressed on regrouping Congressmen and their voters. The polls coming in the form of ULBS and Panchayats would test our preparations for the future,” said Bhalla.
Coming to State politics, Bhalla hit out the BJP-led Government terming it the most callous dispensation so far.
“Entire J&K is living with the sting of their anti-people actions. Poor and destitute are being robbed of their rights. Different sections of society are on the roads to get their basic needs fulfilled while the Government is busy wasting public money in the name of cheep publicity,” said Bhalla.
“The Government is fleeing away from the questions relating to people of the State,” Bhalla said adding that Jammu and Kashmir “lost its identity” under the BJP and appealed to the people to support Congress in the fight for the restoration of statehood.
Bhalla said, “BJP regime has destroyed Jammu and Kashmir in various spheres, as it lost its identity, status, right over jobs, lands, opportunities of trade and transport and business besides whatsoever selections and recruitment were done in the UT, witnessed corruption and scams.”
Bhalla asserted that Congress is the only viable alternative to the “divisive policies” of the BJP which he said, “has vitiated the political, social, secular, and democratic atmosphere in the country and Jammu and Kashmir”.
“Congress party is committed to restoring the lost glory of the state when it will be in government with the blessings of aggrieved citizens of J&K,” he said.