Congress takes out Flag march in Jammu on foundation day

Observing the day as save constitution – save nation

BJP actions undemocratic

JAMMU, DECEMBER 28: Celebrating 135th Foundation day of the party today, Congress took out an impressive flag march in Jammu City observing the day as “save constitution – save nation”.

Led by JKPCC President G.A. Mir a large number of Congress leaders and activists marched from Shaheedi Chowk Congress HQ Jammu towards Indira Chowk passing through Residency road, Denis Gate Raghunath Bazar Chowk, Hari Market and culminated at Indira Gandhi Statue Chowk, near Shalamar. All senior leaders of the party including PCC functionaries, Former Ministers, Ex-Legislators, leaders of DCC and frontal wings of the party, Corporators, BDC Chairpersons and other prominent leaders of the party joined the flag march in large numbers, carrying national flags and party flags.

They carried the posters of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar with slogans of ‘‘Save Constitution – Save India’’ Earlier PCC Chief G.A. Mir in the presence of all senior leaders and large gathering hoisted the party flag at Shaheedi Chowk in front of Congress HQ. The activists of Congress Seva Dal and DCC Jammu held the flag hoisting ceremony and national Anthem was sung on the occasion.

Shri Mir and the entire gathering read out the Preamble of the Constitution of India on the occasion and reiterated the pledge of the Congress party to the ideals and the foundation values of the Constitution. PCC Chief while addressing the gathering cautioned against attempts to trample the constitutional values by the present BJP Govt. by its authoritarian and undemocratic actions which weaken the basic spirit of the constitution and the principle of unity in diversity as laid down by our founding forefathers.

He said that the unity of the nation lies in the spirit of valuing our diversity in the pluralistic Indian society and by enacting discriminatory laws like CAA, the BJP is devaluing our constitutional mandate and weakening the basic strength of the nation. He said that party would launch vigorous awareness programmes through peaceful means of Mahatma Gandhi to educate the masses about need to follow the foundational values of the constitution and the country. 

Prominent senior leaders who joined the march include Madan Lal Sharma, Tara Chand, Raman Bhalla, Mula Ram, G. M. Saroori, R.S. Chib, Majeed Wani, Ravinder Sharma, Prakash Sharma, Th. Balwan Singh, Th. Manmohan Singh, Rajnish Sharma, DCC Presidents, Vikram Malhotra, Hari Singh Chib, Shabir Khan, S. Manjeet Singh, Krishan Bhagat, Ch. Abdul Ghani, Mohinder Parihar, Sheikh Mujeeb, A.S. Micky, Th. Shiv Dev Singh, Th. Balbir Singh, Haider Malik, G.L Chalotra, Ch. Gharu Ram, Indu Pawar, Y.V Sharma, Uday Singh Chib, Rajesh Sadhotra, Raqeeq Khan, Vinod Sharma, S.Gurdarshan Singh, Suresh Dogra Zahida Khan, M. K. Bhardwaj, Hira Lal Pandita, Col. Swarn Singh, Pranav Shagotra, Zahid Jan, Sahil Farooq, Farooq Ahmed Bhat, Shashi Sharma, Narinder Sharma, Neeraj Gupta, Praveen Sarwar Khan, Sanjeev Sharma, Thomas Khokhar, Rajveer Singh, Raj Badyal, Parshotam Mehra, Corporators Dwarka Choudhary, Gourav Chopra, Banu Mahajan Whip, Soviet Ali, Pritam Singh, Kamal Singh Jamwal, Ritu Choudhary, Mohi-ud-din, Rajinder Singh Jamwal, Rashpal Bhardwaj, Inder Singh Soodan, Charanjeet Kour, Sonika Sharma and others.

Former Minister tours Inderwal constituency, listens to public issues

Saying that service of Inderwal people is his mission

Kahara, December 27: Saying that service of Inderwal people is his mission, Former Minister J&K, G. M Saroori said Inderwal achieved developmental milestones as a representative of the Constituency which was not possible without observing numerous challenges but determination was no less.

“Unflinching support of people has been an immense strength to knock every door to get developmental tempo moving in every sector”, Saroori said while interacting with various deputations and delegations at Kencha, Bitola, Bagdeyr, Malanoo, Gugara areas of Kahara block during his extensive visit, a part of having on-the-spot feel of problems confronting to the people.

He said his endeavour as representative of Inderwal was to ensure smooth functioning of utility services and expediting pace on various schemes so that their benefits accrue to targeted segments of population without delay.

“Delays generally negate the purpose of schemes designed for various areas, which is why our effort remains to pursue the executing agencies to have these completed in a time bound manner”, he said.

Former Minister took note of the problems facing people of the areas he visited and assured that these will be taken up at appropriate levels for earnest redressal. He assured that soon Public Grievances Redressal Camps will be held in Kahara areas which till date have worked well, not only for the people to voice their problems but for the administration also to have these resolved on immediate basis.

Among those Bashir Ahmed Sirwal, Chowdhary Farooq Ahmed, Jaffer Hussain Malik, Zaferrullah, Rafaqat Mir, Waseem Malik, Alfad Malik, Gul Mohd, Chowdhary Abdul Rashid, Shokat Hussain, Dien Mohd, Abdul Kareem, Khair Din and others accompanied Mr. Saroori during the said tour.

Congress congratulates Jharkhand people for rejecting communal agenda of BJP

It is a victory of people

JAMMU, DECEMBER 23: - Expressing gratitude to people of Jharkhand for strengthening the secular powers in the state for their vote against BJP in just concluded Assembly election, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Vice President G. M Saroori has said that people have rejected the communal agenda of BJP coalition, responsible for the deteriorating situation in the country.

Commenting on the poll outcome of Jharkhand Assembly while addressing the workers meeting here at Mugalmaidan area of Kishtwar district, Saroori terms it as the victory of secular and unifying forces, as the ruling dispensation (BJP) is committed to implement the communal agenda in the country to meet their dirty political ends.

“Even the serious efforts were earlier made by BJP to divide people on regional lines for the sake of securing votes, but today people have sent a clear message to communal and fascist forces, that they will not succeed in implementing their communal agenda further, rather they will be defeated miserably by the people,” said Saroori.

 

Describing the defeat of BJP, Saroori said people are scared of the BJP, which is responsible for the restlessness among the people not only in North east state or Jammu and Kashmir, but in the entire country, he added and congratulated the people for defeating mighty BJP in the Assembly election by exercising their franchise in favour of the secular forces, he terms it as victory of people. 

JKPCC Vice President said this is the people’s verdict and victory of the people of this country. Victory of democracy and victory against injustice, atrocities, destruction of institutions, misuse of agencies, no work for poor people, farmers, youth, Dalits, SC, ST, OBC, minorities and general caste.

Prominent among those Ali Mohd Naik, Ghulam Nabi Mir, Shabir Ahmed Lone, Mohd Rafi, Mohd Yusuf, Chowdhary Bashir Ahmed, Chowdhary Haleem, Amarchand, Duni Chand, Bashir Ahmed, Mohd Rafique, Mehraj Ud din, Piyaray Lal, Majeed Khan, Abdul Hameed Bhawani, Ghulam Mohd, Qasim Din, Raj Kumar, Nazir Ahmed and people in large attended the function organised here at Mugalmaidan.

Congress demands restoration of essential supplies on priority basis in Chenab Valley

 

Visited various areas of Chatroo; work on prestigious Singpora tunnel to start next year which will connect Kishtwar with Kashmir

Chatroo, December 18: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, Vice President, G. M Saroori sought immediate relief for the farmers on the pattern of Kashmir Valley who have incurred massive losses due to the untimely whiteout in Chenab Valley and demanded restoration of essential services without delay.

The Former Minister who visited various areas of sub-division Chatroo include Singpora, SingporaTunnel point, Vohal, Chatroo, Mugalmaidan, Kuriya areas and termed the damage massive and catastrophic, asking the administration to remain on the tenterhooks in order to provide relief to the affected populace on priority.

Mr. Saroori added that the untimely snowfall has thrown life out of gear in Chenab Valley with essential supplies like power and water severely hit and roads connecting thousands of hamlets across the region blocked in entirety.

He urged the government to restore the essential supplies at an earliest and ensure that the people especially from the far flung areas do not face any dearth of essential commodities. He also demanded immediate snow clearance of the roads particularly of those areas connecting various areas to hospitals and main towns.

Mr. Saroori expressed deep concern over the massive losses incurred by the orchardists due to the present untimely whiteout, stating that Chenab Valley horticulture industry has been bearing the brunt of nature's fury for years now and that the present regime is duty bound to provide immediate assistance to the affected growers without any delay on the pattern of Kashmir valley.

The Former Minister also informed the general public during his visit to the area said that the DPR of prestigious Singpora -Vailoo tunnel has been submitted to the higher authorities of the NHIDCL and added that he is hopeful that the work on Singpora-Vailoo tunnel will be started in April 2020. He said that with the construction of Singpora-Vailoo tunnel, the distance between Kishtwar and Srinagar will be reduced by more than 56 Kms.

During the tour, number of deputations met the Former Minister and apprised him about the issues and problems confronting pertaining to their areas. Mr. Saroori gave patient hearing to all the deputations and assured them that their genuine demands and issues will be taken up with the administration for resolving on priority. He also assured the general public that he will leave no stone unturned in redressing general public issues.

Among those Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Ghulam Qadir, Akhtar Hussain Butt, Ali Mohd Naik, Bidya Lal Sharma, Chowdhary Jeelani, Atta Mohd, Bashir Ahmed, Farooq Ahmed, Bashir Ahmed, Akhtar Hussain, Mohd Shafi, Sajjad Ahmed, Zaffer Hussain, Mohd Ramzan, Najeeb Ahmed, Ghulam Mohd Naik, Ghulam Nabi, Farooq Ahmed, Ghulam Hussain, Mohd Rafique and others accompanied Mr. Saroori during the said tour.

BDC Chairpersons of Chenab Valley blames bureaucracy as hurdles for strengthening of PRIs at grass root level in J&K

JKPCC Vice President felicitated newly elected BDC Chairman's

Kishtwar, December 17: - Around 15 Block Development Council (BDC) chairmen, who fought the recent BDC elections from Doda, Bhaderwah and Inderwal constituencies as Independents, were honoured felicitated during a party function organised by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, Vice President, G. M Saroori here at his residence Kishtwar.

While speaking in a function newly elected Block Development Council (BDC) Chairpersons of Chenab Valley today launched a scathing attack on the government for their failure in fulfilling the promises made with them and with Panchayat Raj Institutions viz Panches & Sarpanches— and blames bureaucracy as biggest hurdle for strengthening of PRIs at grass root level in J&K.

The newly elected BDC Chairman's, said that recently held back to village Phase II is cruel joke with the people living in far flung areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as the government fails to address the issues raised by the people during Phase I of much hyped Back to Village program.

They said that the government claims that Rs.5 crores were kept at the disposal of every Deputy Commissioner—but they did nothing where the said amount was spent and blamed the officials of various government departments for making an attempt to derail the PRIs. 

They said that the officials pay no heed towards their repeated requests with regard to making the institution of BDCs and PRIs functional so that they can put their services for betterment of public delivery system. They said that they were not provided staff to function beside said that the work culture in majority of the government departments is a total failure and people are being deprived from the benefits on ground. 

They said that government decision to bring 22 departments under the ambit of PRIs and BDCs as hollow slogans to hoodwink the people added that most of the officials are missing from the ground. They said that the officials did not visit the ground while they have been asked to monitor the implementation of government run schemes to which bureaucracy was a biggest hurdle since the bureaucrats did not want the PRIs and BDCs to flourish since implementation of PRIs Act on ground left the bureaucracy as toothless tigers. They said that without incorporation of 73rd and 74th amendments of Panchayat Raj Act in Jammu and Kashmir— the PRIs are not less than a rubber stamp.

They said that people had repose the faith on them and overwhelming participated in Panchayat Elections despite all odds and called upon the government to fulfill all the promises made with them during the announcement of the elections. They said that PRIs and BDC Chairperson's of Chenab valley fully support the ongoing strike of PRIs and BDC chairmen's and threaten to launch agitation in Chenab valley as well in case the issues raised by the agitating PRIs could be addressed.

Among those BDC Chairman's Nowsheen Begum, Mohd Haneef, Mohd Abass Rather, Makhoo Begum, Shabir Ahmed Naik, Sarshad Nissar, Amina Begum, Fatima Begum, Abdul Gani, Muzaffar Hussain, Suraj Prakash, Mariam Begum, Shareefa Begum and senior Congress leaders including Chowdhary Farooq Ahmed, Asgar Hussain Khangi, Ali Mohd Naik, Akhtar Hussain, Nadeem Sharief Niaz, Mohd Iqbal Teli, Irshad Ahmed Naik, Bidya Lal Sharma, Mohd Yusuf, Piyaray Lal, Javed Ahmed, Jaffer Hussain and others were present on the occasion.