EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 28: In continuation to achieve its mission “Jan Jagaran Abhiyan”, the Congress staged a massive protest here today against price rise, rising unemployment and several other issues under the leadership of President Beopar Mandal & District General Secretary Congress, Gurmeet Singh. Gurmeet Singh while addressing the protesting Congress workers lashed out at the BJP led govt at the centre for unprecedented price hike and record breaking unemployment besides failing to address the grievances of people of J&K on every count after promising massive development post August 5, 2019. He said that developmental process started by UPA in J&K received a major setback, as the NDA Govt failed to carry forward the massive development started by UPA. Singh said that Modi Govt has imposed heavy taxes on the people, as its economic policies have been total failure leading to worst ever economic situation and lowest ever growth of the Country leading to unprecedented price rise of all commodities. He said that people are feeling harassed by tax terror and unprecedented price hike, at the same time, they realize that the BJP Govt is looting them to recover the losses it has done to the country’s economy by misrule and mismanagement of things. Singh while putting forth a general public issue in front of LG led administration in JK UT said that the processing of BPL ration cards had been stopped by the Food and Supply Department without any authentic circular or notice. Restoration of services should be implemented with immediate effect, so that the sufferings of those strata of community who are below or on line of poverty could be eradicated. Prominent among those who were present included Ward No 3 President Hardavinder Singh, Manohar Joshi, Seema Devi, Rajni Joshi, Roshni Devi, Jyoti Devi, Neeraj Sharma, Suman, Neeta, Anjali Devi, Asha Kumari, Amarpreet Singh, Vijay Kumar, Raj Kumar, Apu Singh, Suman, Javesh Arora beside others. |