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Govt fails miserably in assuaging their economic, dev and political aspirations: Bhalla

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/15/2021 11:56:06 AM

Y B News Jammu, Jan 14 JKPCC Chief GA Mir on Thursday claimed that BJP government in the midst of a collapsing economy, "turning a disaster into an opportunity to fill its coffers." He said despite lower international prices, the government has "broken all records of profiteering" by exorbitantly raising excise duty instead of passing on the benefits to common people, adding that every household was hurting due to the increased price of gas cylinders. He was addressing a public gathering on the occasion of Makar Sakranti at Gangyal ward-56 in presence of JKPCC Vice President Raman Bhalla, District Jammu President Yogesh Sawhney. Speaking on the occasion, Mir said equipped with high degree of public goodwill and robust booth level cadre Congress will emerge with flying colours and serve the people and steering the state to peace, progress and development. The recent poll outcome in DDC elections, the party contested is testimony of the public support, which is available in immense measure in J&K. JKPCC Chief slammed the BJP for twisting the statistics, and said this spoke of its fear and frustration in the wake of imminent rejection by the people of Jammu & Kashmir. In their enthusiasm, he added, the BJP leaders were forgetting that they have been rejected by people of J&K.“Therefore, they have no reason to celebrate over the so-called edge in some constituencies,” he said, reminding the BJP of their declining vote share in Jammu region. “Jammu has suffered the most during the BJP’s rule of over six years of ‘misrule’ in, and the electorate has firmly taught the party a lesson by power of their votes for the betrayal,” he said, adding that defeat has unnerved the BJP leadership, and that was why they were indulging in name calling and mudslinging.“Political naivety and immaturity is hugely discernible in the BJP’s discourse,” he said, adding that this did not augur well for the democratic polity. Mir advised the BJP leadership to come of age and go for extensive introspection over the failures in a sensitive state like Jammu and Kashmir, where it failed miserably in feeling the pulse of the people and assuaging their economic, developmental and political aspirations.He said the BJP leaders had exposed themselves during their stint in the ministry, which cost the people hugely and pushed it to uncertainty and instability.“ How long will you hide under the umbrella of central leadership and get on with misadventures, which touched dangerous proportions during over six years of misrule in the state,” Mir asked and advised them to read “writing on the wall” and apologise to the people of Jammu for “ditching” them. Mir castigated the BJP for “hoodwinking public opinion” by generating euphoria over imaginary development in J&K. He said that lust for power could lead the BJP to compromise with the Jammu pride and dignity. He accused the BJP of undermining the understanding and political sagacity of the people of Jammu. He dared the BJP to spell out just 10 initiatives for Jammu’s growth during the party’s tenure in the government, saying the people of Jammu had a right to know this, as they gave it a huge mandate in 2014.He said the BJP would have to answer as to what happened to its recruitment drive for the border youth, construction of bunkers and allotment of 5 marla plots to border dwellers.“Will the BJP say how many educated unemployed youth were provided jobs in their tenure; why the flagship projects of AIIMS and three Medical Colleges are still on papers; what happened to Smart City project; why implementation of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana could not take off; why Artificial Lake Project and Tawi River Front Project on the pattern of so-called Sabarmati Project did not materialize; why the party failed to regularize the daily wagers and others despite a blueprint drawn by the previous Congress-led government?” Mir fired a volley of questions. “BJP has no programme and policy for the welfare of people except to divide the people on communal line,” alleged Mir. He held BJP Government responsible for all miseries of general masses who were ditched by their elected representatives. He alleged that despite getting huge mandate from Jammu, BJP backstabbed aspirations of Dogras and surrendered for the lust of power. Asserting that Congress is not “anti-national”, he said those who are leveling wild allegations should check the number of their eyeglasses. He said Congress never played regional politics, never pitched one region against another, never played politics based on religion, communal lines and caste and always stood for unity of Hindu, Muslim and Sikhs. Mir said that Congress is the voice of the Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Buddhists residing in different regions of J&K. He added that party ideology is inclusive and not confined to any region.