Jammu July 16 – AICC Incharge J and K affairs Smt. Rajni Patil Ex-MP today reviewed the overall political situation and discussed the road map for the party’ ahead in the wake of geared-up political activities.
Smt Patil who is on five tours of Jammu and Kashmir, today continued day-long interaction with the party leaders at various levels including PCC, DCC, Frontal wing functionaries, former legislators, and other senior leaders to take the ground feedback and draw the future strategy for strengthening the party at different levels.
On return from Katra today morning where She along with JKPCC Chief GA Mir and AICC Spokesperson Ragni Nayak, Jugal Kishore Sharma Ex-Minister, Manmohan Singh and Hari Singh Chib visited Mata Vaishno Devi Ji, took series of meetings with different teams of leaders and activists, and sought the report from various quarters and all over Jammu province.
She was apprised of the feedback from the ground about the feelings of the people and the resentment amongst the people over the failure of the central government on various fronts especially in fulfilling the local aspirations and commitments by the BJP to the Jammu region and different sections.
she was apprised about the main demand of the people for restoration of statehood to J and K put forth before the Delimitation Commission by the Congress party before holding assembly elections at the earliest.
A large number of party leaders and office bearers from different districts met the AICC leader in the Jammu office today and gave their inputs about the situation and told her that people are against the BJP government over various issues especially depriving of the identification and dignity and rights of Jammu and Kashmir besides price rise, large scale unemployment, the arrogance of ruling leaders and the bureaucratic regime and corruption, sale of resources and unprecedented price hike of all commodities including sand & bajri.
The people shall bring a change in this election and congress is the choice of all sections and regions in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rajni Patil said that the Congress party is struggling since day one for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir which has been arbitrarily downgraded into a UT against the wishes of people. she said before the all-party meeting in Delhi, Congress party deliberated upon the issues Very seriously at all levels including at the highest level and the viewpoint of the party was put forward in the all-party meeting by the Congress delegation led by senior leader Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Earlier PCC chief G.A. Mir briefed the participants about the ongoing struggle for the restoration of statehood with constitutional safeguards and for highlighting the failures of the BJP government at the centre and exhorted the cadres to be ready for a bigger struggle for the rights of people democratically. People yearn for change from the present setup and the creation of new political order for which congress workers have to be ready to take the opportunity.
He said the party shall gear up activities in the coming days to highlight the multiple problems and hardships faced by them and expose BJP for the broken promises.
Senior leaders of the party including vice presidents, general secretaries, secretaries, district presidents, Corporators, besides frontal head’s were present, including Mahila Congress, youth Cong, NSUI, OBC, minority wing, SC, Ex-servicemen, vichar vibhag, intellectual wing, and others.