Raising questions over the neglect of the most popular demand of people of J&K regarding restoration of statehood by the Prime Minister Modi, during his speech yesterday ,Congress asked the centre govt to fulfill it's promise and commitment in this regard, without further delay. Addressing a press conference today at PCC HQ Jammu JKPCC Senior leaders Shri Raman Bhalla, Shri Mula Ram, Yogesh Sawhney & Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, questioned total ignoring the promised statehood to J&K after around six years of the downgrading of historical Dogra state .There is strong resentment amongst people over the Prime Minister 's neglect of the popular demand.
Mr. Neeraj Gupta Chief Media Coordinator and Mr. Kapil Singh Spokesperson JKPCC were also present
They talk of fulfilling dream of Dogra rulers about Railway project but don't talk of the restoration historical dogra state which was disbanded,divided and downgraded by BJP.
Working President Raman Bhalla said that BJP MLAs are silent spectators to the betrayal of the mandate of people, who were promised statehood immediately after Assembly elections. .The dual control system in J&K UT has left the people suffering even after eight months of Assembly elections and it's insult to the mandate of people shaking their confidence in such a democratic set up.He said that rights and constitutional safeguards being sought & extended to Ladakh UT is justified but why discrimination with J&K UT as regards protection to land,jobs and natural resources.
The Congress leaders said that Congress has been seeking a comprehensive package for the relief and rehabilitation of affected people especially in border Districts of Poonch, Rajouri, Baramula, Kupwara besides Jammu, Samba and Kathua, including special recruitment package but only eye wash was done by announcing two lakh for fully damaged and ine lakh for partially damaged houses,which is insufficient and inadequate.
They also referred to the various promises by BJP' and Modi government before Assembly elections to the unemployed youth, daily,adhock,contractuals abd other temporally employees, all are suffering in the absence of funds and required powers. Referring to the Udhampur Srinagar Baramula rail project, they said that rail link from Pathankot to Jammu was completed in 1972 by Smt Indira Gandhi and also sanctioned by her to Udhampur, which was inaugurated by PM Manmohan Singh in 2005. While Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramula was was sanctioned by PV Narasimha Rao while it was completed upto Katra on one side and between Banihal to Baramula on other before 2014.They said that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh came here five times to inaugurate the different stretch of this project upto Baramula & Mr Omar Abdullah accompanied him four times as Chief Minister. Out of 272 kms ,over 160 kms the train was running before Modi government took over .The UPA government carried out massive development in J&K in all spheres and set up mega power projects, health,education infrastructure besides road& railway connectivity and no one can negate it,even though Modi government is trying to own up everything and claim credit for the major achievements of Congress. They also raised concerns over Pakistan getting support & financial aid from international community ,even though it was established a terrorist state and isolated in the world before 2014 by the Congress governments. The terrorist state Pakistan has been made Vice Chairman of UNSC committe on terrorism ,which amounts to making a culprit to be judge .A special session of Parliament should is need of the hour to discuss the entire situation which emerged after Pehalgam carnage they demanded.