Early Times Report JAMMU, June 17: A strong protest was held outside Press Club Jammu led by PCC Vice President Mular Ram in which senior leaders including Chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, T.S. Bajwa (ex-MP), Th. Balwan Singh(ex-MLA), Ved Mahajan (Ex-MLC), Hari Singh Chib ( DCC President Jammu-R), Pawan Raina, Shashi Sharma, Dr. Karan Bhagat, Ricky Dalotra, Ritu Chaudhary H S Mehta, Sanjeev Panda, Rajvir Singh, Dr. R.K. Khajuria, Satish Sharma, Sonu Dogra, Michael Wazir, Chander Shekhar, Atul Sharma, Satpal Spolia, Vijay Shastri, Ajaib Motton. Hoshiar Singh Chib, Balbir Singh, Pawandev Singh, Baldev Singh Wazir, Uttam Singh Chib, Sunil Dutt, Vijay Tagotra, Shamsher Bhagat, Rocky Sharma, Gurmeet Singh, Ram Mangotra, Pardeep Bhalla, Jatinder Chib, and several others, participated. The protestors raised slogans against BJP accusing Modi government of indulging in political vendetta against Congress party and Gandhi family. They blamed the Modi government of misusing central agencies like ED, CBI to take on the opposition leaders especially Congress party to gag the voice of opposition. He said Congress shall not be cowed down by such tactics and would fight back the repressive policies of Modi led BJP government and safeguard the democracy. A heavy contingent of police stopped the protest from proceeding towards Raj Bhawan and protestors were taken into preventive custody and taken to district police lines. Briefing the media persons at the site of protest, JKPCC Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said that Modi Govt. wants to suppress the voice of opposition especially Congress leadership, as BJP cannot answer the tough questions of public importance and the failue of the Govt on various fronts. It is Rahul Gandhi and Congress leadership which has always raised issues of youth, farmers, uncontrolled prices, large scale unemployment and recent Agnipath Scheme against youth. Congress is the strong opposition party now, so Modi Govt. is using central agencies and police against the opposition leaders. He said that congress Satya Greh shall continue against such vindictive policies of BJP Govt. and its wrong policies and failure on all fronts. |