Bhalla calls on voters to support Congress in its fight for true development of J&K
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Former Chief Minister of Punjab and now Member Parliament Charanjeet Singh Channi on Thursday during party’s campaign for ongoing Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir addressing a mammoth gathering at Model Town, Ward 57, said his party would “restore statehood to J&K after coming to power”.
Addressing a mammoth gathering in Jammu today, Channi further emphasized that the Congress has played a vital role over the last decade in keeping secularism alive in Jammu and Kashmir and has continuously worked towards maintaining peace, harmony, and communal brotherhood across the region.
Channi expressed confidence that if the Alliance is voted to power in the upcoming elections, it will prioritize addressing the genuine concerns of the people and bringing about much-needed economic and social reforms.
He appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote for Alliance in the 2nd and 3rd phase elections, assuring them that Alliance has the vision and resolve to restore peace and prosperity in the region.
He urged the public to support the Alliance’s agenda of safeguarding the future of Jammu and Kashmir and ensuring that the state is steered towards development and stability under a secular framework. Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla assured that Congress remains committed to real development, peace, and the well-being of the region’s people.
He called on voters to support Congress in its fight for the true development of J&K. He criticized the BJP Government for abysmal handling of the economy, alleging that the region’s economic health has deteriorated significantly under the present regime and middle class, marginalized society are worst sufferers of directionless policies of BJP.
The Congress stalwart leader asserted that the full-fledged State had been downgraded into two Union Territories. He said that since then the industrial sector of J&K UT is not in good shape, and the much-touted investments and job creation have failed to materialize on the ground. Bhalla said that only Congress can bail out people from the current morass as it knows the basic issues and problems of the people of all corners in the region and is adroit enough to steer the region to new heights of success and progress. Bhalla claimed that under BJP rule, outsiders were being allocated land, resources, and jobs, while locals in J&K grappled with rising prices, high taxes, water shortages, and poverty, apart from issues with the electricity supply, and excessive billing for it through smart meters. “The unemployment is rising because the government is working only to benefit 2-3 industrialists,” he alleged.
He expressed confidence in the people’s desire for change, noting that Congress meetings in the region are witnessing large turnouts.
“The enthusiasm for the Congress is clear, as people are fed up with the false promises and hollow slogans of the BJP,” he said.
“The Congress-NC alliance is determined to address critical issues that have plagued Jammu and Kashmir under BJP rule, with a focus on smart meters, Statehood, unemployment, safeguarding state laws, fighting corruption, and tackling the drug mafia,” Bhalla asserted.