NC, Cong, PDP exploited tribals, BJP providing justice: MP Khatana
PM, LG epitomes of Progress & secular vision: Dy DDC Ashfaq
21-06-2023 : Mendhar(Poonch), June 21: A massive rally was held at Mendhar to honour MP Gulam Ali Khatana on his maiden visit to the Mendhar area in district Poonch.
DDC members and scores of Sarpanches appreciated PM Narendra Modi for his progressive and secular vision in shaping the future outlook of India. They also hailed LG Manoj Sinha for his special thrust on developing neglected and backward areas in hilly districts.
Dy DDC Poonch Er. Mohd. Ashfaq Choudhary thanked PM Modi for nominating Er. Gulam Ali to Rajya Sabha as first Muslim from Jammu & Kashmir. He also vouched for representation to Muslims in Union cabinet as no Muslim member was inducted in the Modi govt. He said under PM Modi minorities have been treated humanely and given equal representation.
Speaking on the occasion Er Gulam Ali said that thousands of people gathering in Mendhar, that too during sowing season, shows their faith in the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. He said that previous governments exploited tribals and backwards in the name of religion, region and sects but BJP Govt. provided tribals/STs political reservation to empower them. He further said that JKNC, JKPDP and INC have deliberately kept the tribal communities backward. Neither the Cong, NC or PDP ever made an attempt to do justice with the Gujjar-Bakarwal community. The BJP has given political reservation to the tribals in the J&K legislative assembly on 9 seats. Land rights to the tribals under Forest Rights Act. They were only concerned about amassing wealth for themselves and ensuring their rule by sowing the seeds of hatred.
MP Khatana said that under the Ayushman Bharat-PM Jan Arogya Mission, the BJP Government has ensured that over 81.77 lakh health cards were provided in the UT until April 2023. Further, 234 hospitals have been empanelled providing treatment to over 8.03 lakh beneficiaries in the UT.
In order to achieve the objective of ‘Housing for All’, the BJP government sanctioned an additional 1.99 Lakh houses under PMAY in Jammu & Kashmir
More than double the number of roads were sanctioned and almost 5.5 times more roads constructed in the UT under the Government led by Shri Narendra Modi Ji.
He said that the construction of roads and railways has enhanced all-weather connectivity, which is particularly important in a region like J&K, which experiences harsh winters and heavy snowfall. The Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link will reduce the travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by several hours
Prominent among those present were Sarpanches Showkat Ch., Aftab Jat, Naseer Ch, Feroz Din, Akbar, Rafiq, Sikandar, Nazir, Iqbal, Mehboob, Bar Association president Adv. Javed Khan.
Earlier MP Gulam Ali led a yoga session on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Poonch and inaugurated Sports Stadium at mendhar along with Dy DDC Mohd. Ashfaq.
