Jammu, Mar 9 : All India Congress Committee leader and Incharge Jammu and Kashmir, Rajni Patil, who is also Member Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that people are fed up with BJP’s poor performance, opport stic and wrong policies, for which there is strong wave of change in Jammu, who look towards congress as only viable alternative. “Congress is the only viable alternative to BJP’ which has utterly failed on all fronts and snatched the statehood, dignity and rights, employment and trade of the people,” said Patil while addressing party workers here at Shakti Nagar in Jammu West Assembly segment. She said that BJP has vitiated the atmosphere of peace, harmony and progress and downgraded the historical state against the wishes of people, adding, “Only congress can restore peace, harmony, progress especially the lost status and dignity of people of Jammu and Kashmir.” Congress can rebuild the lost trust, the genuine aspirations of each section and regions and can do justice with all and ensure equitable development by creating harmony and peace and strengthening democracy, said Patil adding, “the power hungry BJP’s divisive and opport st politics have destroyed and vitiated the atmosphere of peace, harmony and progress and created unrest in the society, for which people will have to join the Congress struggle to restore things back on rails.” Patil referred to the experience and bold leadership of congress led by Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi who have stood against the authoritarian policies of Modi Govt. who believe in hum do humare do and don’t take views of others in the larger interests of the country. JKPCC Chief G A Mir raised the strong pitch on the issue of restoration of the historical Dogra state of Jammu and Kashmir, which was snatched from people, arbitrarily and undemocratically. “Congress forcefully demands restoration of statehood with land and job guarantee to the locals, without further delay, which was laterally, arbitrarily and undemocratically disbanded, divided and downgraded against the wishes of the people,” said Mir. VBH SHK2109
