Kishtwar Municipal Polls: Congress to support 5 Independent candidates

Eight Congress Candidates files nomination

Kishtwar, September 29: - Eight Candidates from Congress party filed their nomination papers for Kishtwar Municipal Committee election. They were accompanied by JKPCC Vice President and MLA Inderwal Sh. Ghulam Mohammad Saroori.

Congress party also announced supporting of five independent candidates from ward no 1, 5, 7, 8 and 10.

Mr. Saroori also addressed the supporters of the congress candidates in the premises of new DC office complex and ask the Farooq Abdullah NC President to come clean over the filling of nomination papers of those who belongs to Kishtwar municipality. The party has fielded the proxy candidates and said NC is having habits of making false statements, they give one statement in Delhi and other one in Jammu and Kashmir.

He said Congress always fight elections on the basis of principles and development.

The candidates reached DC Complex Kishtwar with hundreds of their supporters who were raising pro Congress, Pro Ghulam Nabi Azad, Pro Saroori and Pro Congress Candidates slogans.

The total eight congress candidates filed nomination including Sanjeet Kotwal ward no. 2, Bilal Hussain ward no. 3, Farida Begum ward no. 4, Shahid Hussain ward no. 6, Abdul Wahid ward no. 9, Baber Ali ward no. 11, Firdous Mingnoo ward no 12 and Nazir Ahmad Sheikh will contest from Ward No. 13 and Congress is supporting 5 independent candidates from ward no 1, 5, 7, 8 and 10.

Saroori visited accident spot area on Thathri-Doda road

Another accident in Doda

Saroori visited accident spot area on Thathri-Doda road

THATHRI, SEPTEMBER 28: - Member of Legislative Assembly from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohamamd Saroori today visited the Thathri accident spot area and monitoring the rescue operation where the search is launched to retrieve the body of one teacher from GBHSS Thathri Mohammad Saleem Wani, son of Ghulam Hussain Wani, a resident of Phagsoo Thathri.

Saroori said in a yet another tragic road accident in erstwhile Doda district, three precious lives were lost including two Government teachers when their vehicles plunged into river Chenab. He has expressed shock and grief over the tragic accident on Doda-Thathri road.

“In recent times state is marred by road accidents, particularly in hilly areas of the J&K. Despite tall claims by Government, administration of safeguarding the lives of innocent people, the accidents keep occurring time after time”, Saroori said and added the district have no disaster management planning, no equipment's, no trained fisherman’s who will retried the body from river Chenab which need to give proper attentions from Government.

“There is dire need to install the crash barriers on the 30 kms of stretch from Batote to Chatroo Sinthan road. Till there is concerted effort from the concerned authorities, these types of incidents will keep on occurring,” Saroori said.

Saroori regretted that such accidents have become a routine affair but no concrete action has been taken so far by the government to save precious human lives. He urged the government to take safety measures on these hilly and tough roads to avoid further loss of human lives in future. He has expressed deep sympathy and solidarity with the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls.

It is to mention here that an Alto K-10 car bearing registration number JK06A-2180 was on its way to Thathri from Doda, when the driver lost control over the vehicle and it plunged into river Chenab near Jangalwar area on Batote-Doda-Kishtwar highway, resulting into on the spot death of two Government teachers including one female teacher of Government High School Bella identified as Parmeshwari Devi (50), wife of Arvind Kotwal, a resident of Bella, district Doda. Search has been launched to retrieve the body of another-victim identified as Mohammad Saleem Wani, a teacher in GBHSS Thathri, son of Ghulam Hussain Wani, a resident of Phagsoo Thathri from the river.

Meanwhile Mr. Saroori has also expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of Sabha Din, son of Mohammad Ali resident of district Kathua, Ranjet Singh son of Narinder Singh resident of Sanyas Padder, Khaleel Ahmed Kamal resident of Kishtwar.

Later Mr. Saroori also interacted with General public in a Block Congress office Thathri and said that the people should realize the power of ballot in a democracy and exercise the real power to express resentment and dissent against the policies of PDP, NC and BJP. He said that free and fair polls and people’s participation in this electoral battle would send a right signal against the policies of other political parties and there can’t be any better way available to the people to express their anger and resentment and rejection of the policies of these parties.

Congress candidates filed nomination papers for Municipal Committee Thathri elections

Will fight elections on the basis of principles and development

KISHTWAR, SEPTEMBER 27: -Congress party candidates for Thathri Municipal Committee election filed their nomination papers today. They were accompanied by JKPCC Vice President and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori.

Mr. Saroori also addressed the supporters of the congress candidates and ask the Farooq Abdullah NC President to come clean over the filling of nomination papers of those who belongs to NC in Thathri municipality. The party has fielded the proxy candidates and said NC is having habits of making false statements, they give one statement in Delhi and other one in Jammu and Kashmir.

Saroori said the aim of Congress to fight any elections is not to seek power for itself but to build a national consensus by involving different shades of public and political opinion in Municipal, Panchayati Raj, Assembly and in the Parliament so that we could find a way in making J&K a peaceful and developed state. He said there is need of having strong and sincere voices who can take-up the people issues on all the fronts which till now has not been happening as BJP would only seek power for the members of the RSS. He said Congress always fight elections on the basis of principles and development.

Earlier Congress candidates reached outside Tehsil office Thathri with hundreds of their supports who were raising pro Congress, Pro Ghulam Nabi Azad, Pro Saroor and Pro Congress candidates slogans.

Those who have filed the nomination papers including Zainfa Begum from Ward No. 1, Asgar Hussain Khangi from Ward No. 2, Waseem-ul-Haq from Ward No. 3, Sayma Begum from Ward No. 4, Nek Alam Bhat from ward No. 5, Mashkoor Ahmed from Ward No. 6 while Munawar Din from Ward No. 7 of the Municipal Committee, Thathri.

History will not forgive PDP by making BJP part of Government in JK: Saroori

Conducted extensive tour of Thakrie; PDP Youth leader from Thakrie joined Congress

Expedite pace of blacktopping work in Thakrie block

THAKRIE, SEPTEMBER 26: - Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Vice President and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, conducted an extensive tour of Sirgwari, Pakalan, Kurna, Sarawan, Mangthalla, Feller, Kuriya areas of Thakrie block and addressed series of workers meetings.

While addressing the workers, Mr. Saroori that the PDP and the BJP owe an apology to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for compromising their interests and they kept their personal interests above the larger interest of the people on every front, be it development, governance, security or political aspirations.

Saroori said of all the regional parties in the country PDP stands out for its dubious role and its inability to raise vital issues facing the state. He said the PDP-BJP coalition was an unholy alliance” stitched together with the “singular agenda of remaining in power. As a consequence, public interest became a causality. The failed PDP-BJP experience has posed a big challenge for the Congress to restore peoples’ faith in parliamentary democracy as NC is bit confused to tackle the situation in JK, he added.

He said the Congress, which believed in secularism, unity and communal amity, alone could undo the damage inflicted by the erstwhile government’s divisive politics and said the coming Lok Sabha polls are a fight for dignity and justice for the people of the state.

Saroori said that PDP was instrumental in sowing the seeds of RSS and Sangh Parivar in Jammu and Kashmir. “Because of Sangh and RSS there is uncertainty in the whole country,” he said and cautioned people not to fall into their trap. He also said that history will not forgive PDP. “What would Mehbooba ji be saying today? After the alliance she was praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi round the clock.”

He also met with all the victim’s families to offer personal condolences who died in an accident last week in Thakrie. He stayed with the bereaved family and expressed his sympathy and solidarity with them. He prayed to the Almighty Allah for eternal peace to the departed souls. He also informed that two patients are still in PGI Chandigarh and Congress leader from Thakrie Abdul Jabbar is accompanying them. He said we are in touch with the hospital authorities where we have asked them to extend best-possible treatment to the injured in the accident. He assured all possible support, assistant to the victim’s family.

MLA Inderwal also inspected the blacktopping work of Sirgwari-Keshwan, Sarawan and Mangthalla roads and directed the concerned executing agencies to expedite the pace of work and ensure qualitative works on ground. He said that road connectivity to hilly, far flung and rural areas are the prime requirement for their growth and development. He said most of the population living in hilly areas of the district has been connected with road connectivity and the work on various road projects is going on at pace. He said road connectivity acts as an indicator of development and help in both social and economic upliftment of the people.

On the occasion people put forth various demands to which Mr. Saroori assured the general public of their redressal on priority.

The PDP youth leader from Mangthalla Thakrie, Waseem Akram Rather also joined Congress in presence of Mr. Saroori. While welcoming, Mr. Saroori said this gives us an idea about the changing circumstances. So many youngsters want to join and work with our new president Rahul Gandhi. I am sure it won’t stop with this and the Congress would become the strongest party in the country. Congress has all along provided platform to young people so that they can play their role in shaping destiny of the state and would empower them to fight the myriad challenges the State is faced with.

Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed deep grief over the tragic death of five members in Bhalessa

Urged Government to release ex-gratia relief in favour of next kins of those who have lost lives

Jammu, September 25: Former J&K Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha (MP), Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed deep grief over the tragic death of five members of a family in massive landslide buried a mud house in Galli-Bhatoli area of tehsil Chilli-Pingal in Bhallessa area of Doda district.

Shri. Azad also expressed grief and sorrow over the accident in which four persons were killed and seven injured in a road accident when a passenger vehicle went out of the driver’s control and rolled down a deep gorge on Gangal-Bhalessa road in the hilly district Doda.

Conveying his condolences to the bereaved families, Azad prayed to Almighty for granting solace to the departed souls and courage to the family of the deceased to bear the loss.

Shri. Azad also urged the Government to take every possible measure to ensure that requisite relief is provided and necessary ex-gratia given to those who have lost lives in both the accidents.

Meanwhile G. M Saroori (JKPCC Vice President and MLA Inderwal), Mohammed Sharief Niaz (JKPCC Executive Member), Abdul Majid Wani (JKPCC General Secretary), Naresh Kumar Gupta (MLC), Sheikh Mujeeb (President DCC Doda) and all the Congressmen have also expressed grief over the Galli-Bhatoli incident and Bhalessa accident.

“Our heart goes out to the bereaved families in this hour of grief and sorrow,” they said.

Congress party announces list of candidates for Thathri municipal corporation polls

Saroori convened series of meetings and integrated with the general public

Dozens of political activists joined Congress in Thathri

THATHRI, SEPTEMBER 24: -The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Vice President and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori on Monday announced the list of Congress candidates for the upcoming municipal corporation election Thathri area failing in Inderwal constituency of Doda district in a function organized here at Thathri.

Smt. Zainfa Begum Wife of Late Abdul Majeed, Age 60 yrs will contest from ward no-1, Shri. Asgar Hussain Khangi son of late Shuker Din, Age 46 yrs will contest from ward no-2, Shri. Waseem Ul Haq son of Abdul Haq Zargar, Age 47 yrs will contest from ward no-3, Smt. Sayma Begum Wife of Anaytullah, Age 30 yrs will contest from ward no-4, Shri. Nek Alam Butt son of Late Dilawar Bakash Age 65 yrs, will contest from ward no-5, Shri. Mashkoor Ahmed son of Late Abdul Subhan Age 23 yrs will contest from ward no-6, Shri. Munwar Din son of Abdul Gani Butt, Age 38 yrs will contest from ward no-7.

Municipal elections in the state will be held in four phases from October 8-16 and counting will take place on October 20.

Earlier at Thathri Mr. Saroori convened series of meetings and integrated with the general public. He said that Congress is based upon ideology and ethics. He said that the Congress is bound by the core organizational rules which regulates its working and prevents any type of deviation from core party principles. He advised all to embed the very basics of organization for the efficient and good working as Congress is wedded to selfless service to the nation and the society.

Saroori also asked them to gear up for the Thathri Municipal Corporation election. He said that a true political party must not reach the public only at the time of elections but infact remain in constant touch with the local masses as to understand their very basic needs and the expectations from the political set up and boasted that Congress truly fits in this line as it is the only party linked to the ground and always cares for the public.

On the occasion dozens of Political activists from Thathri municipality corporation joined Congress in presence of Mr. Saroori. Welcoming the newly entrants Saroori expressed the hope that they would work together for the welfare and development of whole of Thathri region.

Those who have joined including Ghualm Hussain Butt, Mangta Sheikh, Monwar Din, Anaytullah, Jamal Din, Abdul Latief, Manzoor Ahmed, Javed Ahmed, Abdul Majeed, Mansoor Ahmed, Imran Ahmed, Javed Ahmed, Mohd Amin, Touseef Ahmed, Zulfkar Ali, Shahid Hussain, Farooq Ahmed, Shabir Ahmed, Khalid Hussain, Mohd Amin, Sahil Hussain and others.

Prominent among those Asgar Hussain Khangi, Mohd Iqbal Keen, Akhtar Hussain Khurwaey, Haji Mohd Maqbool Butt, Haji Hussain Butt, Chamal Lal, Bilal Ahmed Sheikh, Irshad Ahmed Butt, Parvez Ahmed Butt, Waseem ul Haq, Aashiq Hussain, Imtiyaz Ahmed Sheikh, Shafa Sheikh, Farooq Ahmed Butt, Javed Ahmed Butt and others workers from Thathriw were present on the occasion.

Prominent political workers from Chabba Kahara and Seva Chatroo joined Congress

KISHTWAR, SEPTEMBER 23: - Prominent Political workers from Chabba Kahara and Seva Inderwal, Chatroo areas joined Congress today in presence of State Congress Vice President and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori at a function organized to welcome them at MLA Inderwal’s residence here at Kishtwar.

Speaking on the occasion, the newly joined workers said Congress was a beacon of hope in an atmosphere of political opportunism and sell-outs that has engulfed the State and deprived its people of their dignity and rights. They said that they would work tirelessly to strengthen the party at the grassroots level and take the vision and the mission of the party to every doorstep.

Welcoming the newly joined workers into the party fold, Mr. Saroori congratulated them on joining the party and expressed hope in their commitment and dedication to serve the people and also strengthen the party at the grassroots level.

Mr. Saroori said the doors of Congress are open for all those who believe in unity in diversity and service to the people. He hoped the joining of prominent political workers will further strengthen the party at grass root level and enable it to espouse the just cause of people, irrespective of their regional and religious affiliations.

Prominent among those Haji Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Chowdhary Farooq Ahmed, Akhtar Hussain Butt, Jaffer Hussain Parray, Mohd Ishaq and others were present on the occasion