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| Priyanka joins campaign trail, highlights threat of outsiders in emotional address | | After Jai Shri Ram in Chhamb, Jai Mata Di echoes in Bishnah | | 
Early Times Report
BISHNAH, Sept 28: Congress star campaigner and main crowd-puller Priyanka Gandhi ultimately joined the campaign trail in Jammu and Kashmir on the second last day of the campaigning.
Although she was scheduled to address two rallies, she could not land in the Billawar area of Kathua district due to some technical issues. She could address only one rally in Bishnah.
Priyanka Gandhi started her speech by raising the slogan “Jai Mata Rani Ke” while hailing Maa Vaishno Devi. “Mata Rani is very close to my heart. Mata Rain is in my heart” she said in her concluding remarks.
Congress star campaigner started her campaign by recalling her grandmother’s affection for this region.
Reflecting on her personal connection to Jammu and Kashmir, Priyanka Gandhi spoke with emotion, recalling her grandmother Indira Gandhi's deep affection for the region. "This land holds a special place in my family's heart. My grandmother, who was martyred, always wanted to visit Kashmir, and I fondly remember her taking me to the Kheer Bhawani temple just a few days before her martyrdom. This land is not just a political constituency; it's part of our family’s heritage," she said, striking a chord with the audience.
In her first election speech in J&K, Congress stalwart tried to touch all important issues like smart meters, job and land rights, Darbar Move, and statehood.
She tore into the saffron party’s governance in Jammu and Kashmir over the past decade and criticized BJP’s much-publicized “Naya Kashmir” slogan.
She claimed that instead of progress, the region has been thrown into an unprecedented crisis due to the party's mismanagement and what she described as “misdeeds and misdemeanors”.
She said that Congress Part “Mata Rani is very close to my heart. Mata Rain is in my heart”
“This land is not just a political constituency; it's part of our family’s heritage
“We are committed to bringing back the 150-year-old Darbar Move practice,"
“We will stop installation of smart meters and waive off the pending electricity bills for domestic consumers”
“We are committed to bringing back the 150-year-old Darbar Move practice, which was unilaterally stopped, causing immense harm to Jammu’s economy,” she declared. The Darbar Move was a unique administrative tradition that transferred government offices between Jammu and Srinagar twice a year, balancing economic activity in both regions. Its abrupt discontinuation, according to Priyanka, has left many businesses struggling, particularly in Jammu.
Priyanka further promised to tackle the immediate concerns of the residents, including the controversial installation of smart meters, which has been widely opposed due to steep hikes in electricity bills.
“We will stop the installation of smart meters and waive off the pending electricity bills for domestic consumers,” she assured, drawing applause from the crowd.
She accused the BJP of treating Jammu and Kashmir as nothing more than a political pawn to garner votes in other parts of the country.
“I am saddened to see how the BJP has used J&K as a tool to evoke emotions and reap electoral benefits while ignoring the real issues that affect the people here,” she remarked. Priyanka accused the BJP government of stripping the region of its statehood, seizing land and job rights from the people, and reducing J&K to a territory where outside interests are allowed to flourish while local youth struggle with unemployment and disillusionment. |
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