Congress always safeguarded rights of downtrodden, poor: Bhalla

Jammu, October 04, 2023:-   JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla today said that Congress has always protected  the interests of all sections of society especially downtrodden and marginalized sections and ensured their due share and participation in every sphere of life including political empowerment right from basic institutions of democracy to highest levels. This was stated by Bhalla while handing over keys of Scooty to physically challenged persons at Panchayat Narwal  during a programme organized by  Panch Gagan Bral at Rajeev  Nagar Bahu Constituency . Prominent among those present on the occasion include Satish Sharma, Block President Jatinder Singh Chib,  Madam Harvinder Kour, Master Paras Ram Baloria, Gopal Sharma, Diwan Chand besides others.

Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla traced the achievements of the Congress towards the upliftment of down trodden & oppressed sections of the society & said the Congress policies and programmes have always been directed towards the welfare of poor & downtrodden. He said that as the  country gained freedom, the Congress introduced reservation for the SC, STs in jobs  admissions and legislature and guaranteed equality in the Constitution, framed under the chairmanship of Dr BR Ambedkar, thus transforming the life of the oppressed section ensuring their due participation in every sphere. The Congress under the leadership of Rajiv Gandhi gave 33 percent reservation to women including SC women apart from proportional representation to SC, STs and OBC in all tiers of Panchayats and ULBs throughout country through 73rd &74th amendment.

Bhalla said BJP has brought miseries through unprecedented price rise for the poor, common man, educated unemployed and daily wagers and each section of society due to unprecedented price rise by huge taxations,  besides snatching the lands of the poor farmers during last more than nine years of its rule. The congress shall undo the wrongs of BJP govt and present dispensation and introduce the people friendly and various  pro poor policies in Jammu & Kashmir thus giving major relief to the sufferings of poor, downtrodden and others.

Bhalla referred to the contributions of Congress party towards upliftment of downtrodden in every sphere including political empowerment from top to bottom right upto panchyats. He said it was Congress which framed the reservation Act for Reserved categories in 2004 which was earlier regulated by an SRO in J&K.He accused BJP of creating division & polarisation for vote bank politics and cautioned them not to fall prey to the exploitation of BJP in the name of religion, caste, creed & colour. He said Congress always believes  in uniting the people and that is why in the prevailing situation in the country, Rahul Gandhi led the 4000 km padyatra ” Bharat Jodo yatra ” from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

Bhalla lashed out at the BJP for crushing the poor especially downtrodden during it’s rule by fleecing them through unprecedented taxes on all items leading record price rise, large scale unemployment and other anti poor policies. He said the senior most leader Malikarjun Kharge elected president of Congress party today, who also belongs to downtrodden section of the country. Bhalla said that Congress always framed & implemented the pro poor and pro oppressed policies to ensure their upliftment since independence and referred to the protection of their rights to jobs in district cadre posts all over state in the last govt. He also referred to the plight of refugees and the poor farmers who were being uprooted by present dispensation and assured that Congress will fight for the poor & downtrodden.