75 years of independence reflects great contributions of Congress: Rajni Patil

Party committed to safeguard constitution: JKPCC Chief G A Mir

jj correspondent

Srinagar, Aug 11: AICC Incharge (J&K) Rajani Patil (MP) Thursday said that 75 years of Independence reflects the great contributions and selfless services of Congress to the nation while refreshing the memories of supreme sacrifices of freedom fighters, who laid down their lives for achieving freedom from the British colonial rule.
Addressing a largely attended workers meeting on the concluding day of Padyatra at Achabal in Anantnag, Patil also said that Congress shall continue to fight for people’s rights, and safeguard the unity and harmony in the country, which is under grave threat since the Modi government assumed power.
JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad Mir led the Padyatra from Lisser, which passed through Buchoo, Arhama, Akingam and concluded at Achabal.
Addressing the workers, Patil emphasized to them to move on to defeat the falsehood and fake narratives being built by the BJP for electoral gains.
BJPs attempts to distort the history is not going to help it (BJP) as the people both recognize and realize as to what the Nation has achieved during the Congress rule and what it has lost during BJP rule especially since 2014.BJP is undermining the democratic institutions to remain in power, but they will fail in their nefarious designs.
Addressing a series of public meetings, JKPCC President slammed Modi government for taking away democratic rights of J&K, terming deferring of elections a blatant move to shy away from democratic process. BJP has realized that they cannot achieve anything given its mismanagement and misrule, so they are running away from the elections abandoning the common people of their rights.
Mir said people of J&K won’t surrender before the ruling BJP, they will continue to fight for restoration of statehood and democratic rights, which have been snatched away by taking advantage of brute majority in Parliament on the part of BJP.
Congress Party has always stood for poor and downtrodden sections in the country without any discrimination and is the only unifying force in the country, Mir added and said Party feels committed to safeguard the Constitution and democratic institutions.
Speaking on the occasion, JKPCC Working President Bhalla said that while Congress has always worked for uniting the society, the BJP’s aim has been to divide the society on religious lines,” he said. Their politics is based on pitting one community against another,” he said.
Listing efforts of the Congress in the development of the country and J&K, Bhalla sought support from the people to move ahead with the task. “Before independence, the country had to import even small things. We moved ahead on the road to economic development under the leadership of Congress and today almost everything is produced within the country,” he said.