STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Former Minister and Pradesh Congress Committee Senior Vice President Sham Lal Sharma on Wednesday lambasted BJP legislators on their walkout from District Development Board meetings and State Legislative Assembly.
While addressing Monthly Block Congress Committee meeting at Akhnoor, the former minister wondered over such walkouts and said walkout is not a solution. In case these members feel discriminated upon, they should straightway pull out support from the Government, he added.
Sham expressed surprise that being in the government these members are forced to walkout and their issues aren’t heard by the Government to which they are the party.
He said that the BJP which consider themselves champions of Jammu region is not able to settle the issue of people of Jammu and feel disparity between Jammu region and Kashmir region and also disparity in distribution of funds between two regions.”They should take away their support from PDP and not to behave like mute spectator. Merely protesting from meetings is no answer to genuine issues of the people of Jammu region.” he added.
He also said that BJP formed this government with PDP purely on developmental basis which is also mentioned in the Agenda of Alliance, but now they have been totally exposed as they are directly supporting the contesting candidate from Anantnag who belongs to PDP. BJP claims the contesting candidate to be the common candidate for both the parties.
Taking dig at BJP, Sham said that while campaigning both for Parliament and Assembly elections BJP befooled people of Jammu by making huge promises like giving Rs. 15 lakh to each member, settlement of various issues of border population and Refugees, but none of these promises were fulfilled.
He further said that during election campaign the BJP promised Border population that plots will be allotted to them in safer zone. But now the NDA Government has backed out from this assurance .
“All the promises made by BJP were proved false and people are now repenting for voting the BJP.” he added.
He also said that BJP leaders have no sense of responsibility and respect towards the needs and sentiments of people of Jammu.
Sham said, they need to understand that people’s expectations are not challenges, it is a responsibility. BJP should come forward and bring out some practical solution instead of taking a “U turn” and keeping things in dark,” he added.
Sham Lal Sharma said that there is unscheduled power cuts as Jammu is facing acute shortage of electricity supply and water. The people have been left to suffer while the elected representatives are least bothered about the public sufferings. He also alleged that BJP and its leadership totally surrendered and lack of strength over the issues of people who gave them heavy mandate to safeguard their interest.
Those who spoke include Kuldeep Raj Verma Ex Vice Chairman OBC, Vandana Sharma Secretary Mahila Congress, Rita Kanoj Secretary Mahila Congress, Didar Hussain V.C ST Cell JKPCC, Surjit Singh V.C Jammu Province Minority Cell,Gulzar Masih V.C Jammu Province Minority Cell, Naresh Kumar AYC President Akhnoor,Vijay Block Mahila Congress, Subash Langer Convenor, Sarpanchs and Panchs.
