STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Intensifying his election campaign, senior Congress leader and party candidate for Marh, Balwan Singh on Sunday organised road show in different areas of Marh Assembly segment and interacted with cross sections of society.
During his road show, Balwan Singh covered Phalain Mandal, Sumb, Mandal, Sampuranpur, Kulyian, Makwal Camp, Suranjana and Paralpur villages of this Assembly segment.
Congress leader was accorded warm welcome at various areas and locals appreciated his hard work for the welfare of people since he joined Congress.
Addressing the gathering, Balwan asserted that the Congress-led Government alone can change the destiny of remote, backward and far flung areas of the State adding that Azad led Government has demonstrated its will and ability between 2006-08 to spread the fruits of developments to the hitherto neglected and marginalised areas.
While seeking support of the people, Balwan said that Congress is contesting elections to give voice to the people of Jammu region which were remained discriminated by Kashmir centric government. He assured that unlike other political parties, Congress representatives would not remain as mute spectators. “We are committed to highlight peoples’ problems,” he said.
He also reminded people that if voted to power, he will not make people suffer with discrimination anymore and promised recruitment rallies for youths, immediate repair of bridge over Nikki Tawi, protection walls around Nikki Tawi to save Tawi Island.
The youths who were the part of the road show include Pankaj Sharma, Ashwani Sharma, Rajan Sharma, Deepak Sharma, Gopi Chand, Kuldeep, Raj Kumar and many more.
Sarpanchs Gulzar Singh, Kulbhushan Khajuria, Saudagar Singh, Ex-Sarpanch Sat Pal Sharma, Darshan Motton, Shiv Ram, Capt Kartar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Sham Lal Ex-Sarpanch, Soni, Rashpal Chand, Col Som Nath Dogra, Piyari Devi Niab Sarpanch and Goma Devi were the prominent Congress workers who accompanied the Congress Candidate.
