BJP yet again peddling lies to seek votes in J&K: Bhalla

In an impressive function in Ward-66, Lower Roop Nagar, Janipur Jammu North Constituency presided over by JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla in presence of former Ministers Mulla Ram, Yogesh Sawhney, District Rural President Hari Singh Chib, IYC General Secretary Uday Bhanu Chib, Corporator Rajani Bala ,former Corporator Uttam Singh Chib ,NC Ward President Mamta Khajuria and several other NC workers today joined Congress .Prominent among those present on the occasion include Hoshyar Singh ,Anirudh Sawhney, Payal Chopra, Rumit Khajuria, Sanjeev Singh, Shama Sharma, Rahul Singh besides others.

Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said that it is the duty of the people to fight the forces that are hell bent on taking the country towards autocracy. He stated that the people of J&K are well aware of fact that Congress govts have always stood for interests of the country and never hesitated to make sacrifices. He said it was the Congress alone that would deliver justice to poor, marginalized, minorities and other downtrodden sections of society. He said, “BJP keeps asking what has the Congress done in 70 years. If it looks around, it will see what our Party has done. We have built dams, public sector undertakings. We have provided education, healthcare and employment opportunities for all. When the country got independence, literacy level was around 16%. Now, it is around 70%. Who made people literate? Who educated all the doctors, engineers, scientists, teachers and lawyers all these years? Congress educated everyone, including BJP leaders.

Bhalla said that the Congress Party’s victory in the Assembly elections in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh has created an awakening in the entire country against the BJP government’s alleged efforts to distort the Indian Constitution and shake its Democracy. He called upon the people of J&K to sought their support in forming the Congress government with an “overwhelming majority”. “This is an important election and unitedly we all need to vote for Congress and support Congress to win an overwhelming majority. If we don’t unite and support Congress today, then our next generation’s future will be jeopardized, added Bhalla”.“We need to remember Gandhiji and Pandit Nehru for their contribution to democracy.

Bhalla observed that there are some people these days who did nothing for freedom but claim themselves to be great patriots and nationalists,” he added taking a swipe at the Bhartiya Janata Party. Hailing the previous Congress governments for their work in developing infrastructure and other sectors in the country, he questioned the BJP if they have done anything for the nation. He accused the BJP of peddling lies to seek votes. It defies common sense as to why, under whose duress, this government is hell bent upon squeezing the countrymen out of its wealth. The naked fact is this government has been totally incapable of handling the economy of this country. The revenue deficit is refusing to stop, the speed of industrial development has come to a standstill. There has been considerable downfall in export, the condition of agriculture sector is also pitiable in such a circumstance, government is finding the only way out of stemming the deficit though extorting from common people, added Bhalla .

Bhalla further said that “it was our leadership- the Congress leadership which built rural villages, primary schools, high schools, ITI, IIS, engineering colleges and medical colleges. What have they done? They are closing schools. Government schools are being closed to promote private schools,” he said. “Since democracy was protected and strengthened by us therefore they are enjoying their rights. This very Democracy enabled Modiji to become the Prime Minister of this country. Otherwise, India would also have become a dictatorship like our neighbouring countries,” Bhalla added. BJP government has raised the prices of essential commodities, including petrol, diesel and LPG cylinder. More importantly, the Prime Minister has failed to keep his promise to provide two crore jobs to unemployed youths every year. Thus, the countrymen could not lead a happy life.

Mulla Ram speaking on the occasion said that the worst affect of the spineless policies of Modi’s government is to be found on the poor and the farmers. Instead of giving impetus and a new direction to the economy, Modi government standard slicing away the budgetary allocation for poor and downtrodden like the MNREGA launched by the UPA government. NREGA which remains the country’s most ambitious scheme of providing guaranteed employment to the starving poors of the rural areas, continues to evoke step-motherly treatment from the Modi government. Similarly, there was huge cut in the budget for the Food Securities Act, framed for the poor men of the country as well as the PDS. Hordes of people from the rural parts of J&K are migrating every day. The attempt of the Modi government to put talks on welfare schemes reflects how insensitive the Modi government is towards fellow countrymen. Pathetically, Modi is yet to be satisfied. The government wants to impose fresh taxes on farmers who are already languishing under the back breaking burden of taxes. It seems Modi government wants to avenge its failure to usurp farmers’ land through the Land Acquisition Bills by imposing these taxes.

Yogesh Sawhney in his address said that Congress Party worked for decades to foster social tranquility, brotherhood by uniting people in tried to make people submit to the nation. The top leadership of the party has been trying to provide opportunities to people of all hues, communities and beliefs without any discrimination. It worked tirelessly to instill the democratic values among its workers while striving hard to strengthen the secular and democratic values in society in the country, added Sawhney. He said history provides proof that the Congress Party made all out efforts to percolate the sense of responsibility, significance of the unity, sacredness of democratic values and its institutions as well as the sanctity of the constitution down to the grassroots level. The democracy in this country grew stronger by days due to the untiring efforts of the Congress Party. And today if the Indian democracy is looked up to for emulation, the credit goes to the Congress.

District Rural President Hari Singh Chib speaking on the occasion said that it was intriguing to decode in which direction, the Modi government wants to take the country along? It has been utter failure on the economic fronts, made the hash of the economy Unable to control this economic system in the country, Modi government is hell-bent on ruining democratic values an Indian democracy. The BJP made tall promises during the election campaigns and now finding it different to fulfill those problems this government has move the strategy of why not to diverse the public attention from its failures. To achieve this goal Narendra Modi is encouraging activities alongwith the BJP which is threatening to push this country’s social structure and solidarity into danger.

Uday Bhanu Chib claimed that BJP has never been known for having faith in democratic process, institutions and values, nor do they have in spurious believe in the Indian Constitution as well. What is most disturbing is the fact that their political thoughts itself draw sustenance from communal conscience. They are the people whose thoughts are medieval they are division forces which back to divide people through polarization based on caste, creed, religion and ideology. They have started working at different levels. First of all they started saffronisation of educational institutions and cultural heritage through the Human Resource Development and the Culture & Tourist Ministry.