Accusing the BJP of betraying the sentiment of people of Jammu over a host of issues, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, Chairman-JKNPP & former Minister today said that by declining holiday on birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh, it had caused the greatest disillusionment to its own electorates. He said that despite repeated assurances and re-assurances of reviewing and revising the holidays Calendar and including 23rd September in the list of gazette holidays, it failed to keep its word thereby causing huge disappointment to the very people who gave it 25 seats in Assembly besides both seats of Parliament. He was addressing a press conference after admitting around 40 youth in NPP introduced by Ravind Raina Vice President of District Jammu.
“BJP has persistently belied the aspirations of Jammu people ever since its ascendance to power. Its cowardly surrenders before PDP are still a fresh in the minds of people. It was the BJP-PDP govt. which had refused to revive the practice of issuance of Dogra Certificate to Youth of Jammu. Again it was the BJP which followed the Kashmiri leaders dictations over Rassana issue and refused to hand over the case to CBI thereby causing huge public outrage in its own core constituency. Yet again, it’s the BJP govt. which has refused to listen to the shrill cries of the nationalist people of Jammu region seeking restoration of 4G mobile internet services. Not only that the BJP made haughty claims of extension of Article 371 to J&K so as to save the lands and jobs of locals which too turned out to be a treacherous move to cheat people. And latest of its betrayals include opening of multiple Toll Plazas in and around the city of temples besides the denial of holiday on 23rd September, the birthday of legendary Dogra Ruler who is considered a symbol of Dogra pride and honour” asserted Mr. Singh.
Maintaining that BJP had dishonoured the massive mandate given to it by Jammu region, Mr. Singh said that its power intoxicated leadership invariably caused a huge dent upon Dogra pride and honour. “Our development had been relegated to the back ground with entire focus on Kashmir even after Reorganization of the State. Jammu youth appointed under SRO-24 in Health Department were all terminated while allowing their Kashmir counterparts to continue. The daily rated workers of PHE, PDD, R&B are without wages for months together with none to listen to their tale of woes. The orchardists of Kashmir were compensated though a special package for the alleged loss of apples, walnuts and saffron while ignoring the Jammu farmers for the loss of their successive crops”, rued Singh.
Seeking the support of the people in the party’s fight against injustice, and bias against Jammu region, Mr. Singh said that NPP would persist with its campaign to oppose, expose and to finally depose the BJP for its politics of subterfuge and deception.
Prominent among those who joined Panthers Party included Akash, Shubham, Raman, Sandeep, Lucky, Sachin, Abhi, Ansh, Gautam, Ram Babu, Baljeet, Surinder, Manjeet, Vinay, Sahil, Ajeet Raj, Balwinder, Dinesh, Sahil besides others.
Surinder Chouhan, District President, Jammu Rural & Gurdeep Singh@Raju, District Secretary Jammu Rural were also present on the occasion.