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BJP betrayed SC community despite winning all 7 SC reserved seats in 2014 elections: Vijay Lochan | NC committed to protect rights of SC community: Rattan Lal | | Early Times Report JAMMU, May 9: Addressing the meeting of District Presidents of SC Cell, Rattan Lal Gupta asserted that the National Conference has always remained committed to protect the rights of SC communities in the past and shall continue to do the same in future too. He asked the SC Cell office bearers to gear up for the upcoming Assembly elections as these could be announced any time now. The Provincial President urged the party cadre to conduct an outreach programmes in their respective areas and make them aware about how BJP has cheated them on the promises made by it in 2014 before going to elections. He asked them to reiterate to the community people the commitment of National Conference to protect the rights of the SC Community. National Conference (NC) Schedule Caste (SC) Cell has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of betraying the people belonging to schedule caste community of Jammu and Kashmir despite winning all the seven SC reserved Assembly seats in 2014 elections. The allegation was leveled during a Working Committee meeting of National Conference (NC) Schedule Caste (SC) Cell held at the party headquarters in Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan here today. During the meeting held under the Chairmanship of National Conference (NC) Schedule Caste (SC) Cell Provincial President Jammu, Vijay Lochan in presence of National Conference Provincial President Jammu, Rattan Lal Gupta besides holding day-long deliberations related to the problems being faced by SC community people in Jammu and Kashmir discussed various issues concerning the SC community. Vijay Lochan, in his address, said that it was the late Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah who ensured that laws brought for granting land rights to the tiller were implemented in letter and spirit as a result of which the down trodden people including the population of Schedule Caste community got a huge relief as the members of this community were among the main beneficiaries of this historic decision. Lochan condemned the BJP for cheating the scheduled caste community by making hollow promises prior to 2014 elections. He said that it is an irony that soon after winning all the seven seats reserved for Scheduled Caste the community was deprived of their genuine rights . He said "We had heard of Union Territory being upgraded to State but BJP degraded the people of J&K by downgrading its status to Union Territory, an unprecedented decision taken by the saffron party." He demanded immediate reversal of the decision and restoring full-fledged State status to J&K. Babu Ram Pal, Zonal President Central Zone Jammu said that BJP's hollow slogans and promises made to SC have not been fulfilled as the BJP continues to remain busy in other issues. He directed the party cadre to work relentlessly as party's foot soldiers in their respective areas and strengthen NC at all levels. Among others present in today's significant meeting were all Subha Presidents, District presidents and District Secretaries of the Cell. Those who were present in the meeting included: Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Provincial Secretary Jammu, Brij Mohan Sharma Vice President, Abdul Gani P.P OBC Cell, Bimla Luthra State Vice President Women Wing, Swaran Latta Ex-MLA, Vijay Laxami Dutta, Dilshad Malik, Tarsem Lochan, Subash Chander Azad, Janak Raj, Dewan Chand, Jatinder Bhagat, Des Raj Sukhdev Bhagat, Devi Ditta, Mohan Lal, Ramesh Kumar, Sanjay Kumra, Jagga Ram, Bishan Dass, Jagdish Bhaderwaj, Dev Raj, Ramesh Kumar , Krishan Kumar and others. |
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