 Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Apr 6: Congress Party today staged a protest at district headquarter here in Kishtwar against the "failure" of the Modi government in preventing the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act through a Supreme Court order.
Led by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Vice President and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammed Saroori, a large number of Congress workers on Friday gathered at Dak Bungalow Kishtwar and marched towards the old DC office Kishtwar.
Addressing party workers there, Saroori said the SC/ST Act was passed under the prime ministership of Rajiv Gandhi to protect the SC and ST community from atrocities and presently party chief Rahul Gandhi is raising his voice on these issues. "Dalits, Gujjars, nomad communities are facing distress and many families stand devastated because of the atrocities committed on them," he said.
Saroori also said that PDP-BJP coalition government has totally failed to address the problems of the people of the state including pani, bijli and sarak. Since they (BJP-PDP) joined hands, the miseries of the people of Jammu and Kashmir have increased manifolds. While the BJP cheated people of Jammu, the people of Kashmir were cheated by the PDP," Saroori said. |
