 Early Times Report
KATRA, Mar 10: Congress today held "Hatha se Hath Jodo Abhyan from Shalimar Park to Bus Stand Katra, to highlight the various issues of public concern, especially to oppose property tax, price rise, unemployment and other problems faced by people. The programme was organized by District Congress Committee Reasi under the presidentship of Shri Rajesh Sadhotra.
Led by President JKPCC Vikar Rasool Wani, Working President Raman Bhalla, Dist. President Rajesh Sadshotra, Hotel Association President Rakesh Wazir AICC Member Bhupinder Singh , DDC councilor Mohd Israel, Madan Lal Dogra, Raj Kumar, Anil Sharma , Abid Shahid, Jagdish Raj, Vickram, Jyoti Devi, Karan Thappa and others amidst raising slogans " Property Tax Vapis Lo, Mehnghai Ko Kabu Karo Kabu Karo, Berozgari Dur Karo, besides Nafrat Chhodo-Bharat Jodo, the protestors carried play cards, nation flags and party flags. They marched from Shalimar Park and after passing through main bazaar reached Bus Stand Katra along with hundreds of workers.
Addressing the gathering at Bus Stand Katra PCC Chief Vikar Rasool Wani said that the Hath se Hath Yatra cum agitation programme is the second phase of Bharat JodoYatra which shall culminate at the end of this month, covering various districts and constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir. He accused NDA Govt at the Centre and LG Administration in the JK UT of ignoring critical issues of people like inflation, sluggish economic growth and rising unemployment.
He lashed out the BJP for giving miseries to the people of Jammu and Kashmir by downgrading the historical state, removal of rights to lands and jobs, imposing huge taxes and large scale unemployment and other arbitrary orders. The government fails to protect innocents especially minorities. He demanded restoration of statehood and early assembly elections. The decision of property tax should be left for the elected Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
Wani further said that people of the country are struggling with rising inflation and the youths are finding it difficult to get jobs. He said that there is a palpable economic crisis brewing - joblessness among the youth, unbearable price rise, severe farm distress, and a complete corporate capture of the country's wealth."People are worried about losing their jobs, their incomes are falling further, and their dreams of a better future are shattering and there is a deep sense of hopelessness amongst the people and through this programme, Congress party is duty bound to highlight the various issues of people faced in different parts like imposition of property tax, snatching lands from poor through bulldozer, unprecedented price hike, record unemployment and other arbitrary orders of government.
JKPCC working president Raman Bhalla said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are suffering because BJP and we will expose this before the people of the JKUT. He lashed out at the government for the unprecedented price rise of all commodities especially LP gas, petrol, diesel, eatables making difficult for the poor to survive. The property tax imposed by the LG administration on common people is another anti-people decision which should be withdrawn. |
