‘Will build schools,
colleges, hospitals in J&K, if Cong comes to power’
Addressed mammoth
gatherings at Chatroo and Bunjwah
CHATROO, APRIL 11: Leader
of opposition in Rajya Sabha and former Chief Minister of J&K, Ghulam Nabi
Azad said that the Congress believed in development and progressive work.
The Congress leader
Ghulam Nabi Azad, along with MP candidate from Udhampur-Doda parliamentary
constituency Vikramaditya Singh and Vice President JKPCC, Ghulam Mohammad
Saroori conducted extensive tour of Chatroo, Bunjwah areas of Inderwal
constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shri. Azad said
Congress believed in development and progressive work and if the Congress comes
to power in the state, we will build more schools, hospitals, colleges and the
other institutions in the state. He said Gujjar community has an important role
to play in the society. “But unfortunately Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
neglected it since 2014,” Azad said. "Congress party’s manifesto will talk
about the welfare and progress of the Gujjar community". He added
that in power, Congress shall provide free education up to Class 12 and free
medical treatment to those who belong to Gujjar community. He also said that the
party “will make new strict laws so that another shocking incident like Kathua
rape and murder does not happen again in the state”.
He said that people of
Chenab valley hold the key to power and hoped that they will remain steadfast
and united in nipping the conspiracies being hatched by outsiders to divide
them. Urging the people of Chenab valley to vote wisely and decisively in order
to start the momentum to the development process as also maintain their grip on
the levers of power in the State, Mr Azad asserted that a united and forceful
voice that will rise from this region will earn them respect and dignity in the
politico-governance structure of the State. “I am sure people of Chenab valley
will display desired unity and strength to march on the journey of
politico-economic empowerment and progress”, said Azad and added that this
critical juncture it is incumbent upon the people to exercise their vote with
sagacity and maturity in order to maintain their relevance and status on the
political landscape of the State”.
Urging the people of
Chenab valley to vote in favour of Congress party in huge numbers, he said, “it
is Congress party alone which has allowed an opportunity to the people of this
backward and remote region to carve out space for themselves in the democratic
order of the State”, adding “Congress has given a sense of identity to the
people of Chenab valley and this is duly acknowledged by the visionary and
farsighted people of this region”.
“While we have created
new districts and units in Chenab valley for the comfort and convenience of
people, in the next tenure my agenda will be creation of a new and creative
governance structure matching the developmental needs of the region”, Mr Azad
said, adding “I promise empowerment and development to the people of Chenab
valley, if they repose trust and confidence in the Congress party”. Claiming
credit for setting out Chenab valley on the path of progress and development
since 2002 after people of Chenab valley reposed confidence in Congress Party,
he said, “I do not say that everything has been achieved but I can say with
full conviction that it is Congress party which has demonstrated intentions,
will and ability to develop this tough region of the State”.
Unfolding Congress
vision for Chenab valley, Mr Azad said that he will strive to make it a modern
and progressive region of the State if people repose their faith in favour of
Congress candidate, adding “if voted to power, Chenab Valley will be converted
into model region with excellent roads, power projects, attractive tourist
infrastructure, health facilities, educational institutions, employment
opportunities, and above all inter-community faith and harmony which
unfortunately has come under threat of late. He appealed to people to vote and
support the Congress candidate from the constituency Vikramaditya Singh.
Prominent among those
G. M Saroori, Vikramaditya Singh, Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Santosh Kumar, Altaf
Hussain Malik, Bidya Lal Sharma, Ali Mohd Naik, Somnath, Ghulam Mohd Kohli and
others were among others who spoke on the occasion.
On the occasion
Political activists and Sarpanch Shabir Ahmed Lone and hundreds of political
activists from Chatroo and Mugalmaidan areas joined joined the Indian National
Congress in the presence of Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister and Leader
of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Welcoming all the new entrants into the party
fold, Azad said, “Young people joining the party will go on to boost prospects
of the Congress in the ongoing Lok Sabha election and upcoming Assembly
election.
