STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said Jammu’s secularism is actually its strength and he salutes the people for maintaining the secular traditions.
“No one can ignore the secular values of Jammu and how it embraced all the people from various regions and religions and offered equal opportunities,” Azad said while welcoming Working President National Panther’s party P.K Ganju, Surinder Kumar Wahi renowned Businessman, Joginder Paul Kholi Rtd Astt GM FCI, Shweta Dogra, Darhana Devi, Rita Devi, Rekha along with hundreds of workers into the party fold, here on Saturday.
He said their joining would further strengthen the party. Azad said that DPAP is the only political Party that envisages the political roadmap for the entire Union Territory for all round development and if emerges to power after elections it will build Jammu as the city of immense opportunities.
“When I was the Chief Minister, I build hospitals of AIIMS standard, colleges and Universities were also built of international standard. But the present dispensation robbed it of all and made a city which looks totally dependent,” he said.
Azad said that the Darbar Move was fetching substantial economic opportunities to the people of Jammu but it was cancelled without taking the interests of local people on board.
Azad said he was never in favour of cancelling Darbar Move which was immature and wrong decision.
Azad assured the people of Jammu that all their grievances will be resolved and said he will intensify the speed of development more then what it was earlier and build more colleges, hospitals and road network of international standard.
“Jammu can’t be treated as a normal city for its rich social and economical values. It needs a vision to run and develop. I assure you I have all that and will develop it on international standards,” he said.
Among others present on the occasion included Jugal Kishore Sharma Provincial President, Vinod Mishra Gen Secretary, Anita Thakur Gen Secretary, Gen Secretary Amrinder Singh Micky, Adv Mahwesher Singh Manhas Provincial Gen Secretary, Prabha Salathia Mahila President, Prathvi Raj Manhas Zonal President, Vishal Chopra Additional Spokesperson, Anoop Khajuria Provincial Secretary, Ashutosh Raina State Social Media incharge, Rajinder Singh Pinky Provincial Secretary, Mahinder Sharma Distt Rural VP, Zaffarullah Sheikh Zonal GS, G L Chanda Trade Union leader Jammu, Swarna Bhagat Provincial Secretary and others.