 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 14: Congress today organised a massive protest March to LG house over the slogan of MGNREGA Bachao and restoration of statehood to J&K in Jammu leading to a minor scuffle with heavy contingent of police when the later stopped the march at Jewal Chowk.
All top leadership leading the march including AICC General Secretary Incharge J&K Affairs Dr Sayeed Naseer Hussain MP, PCC President Shri Tariq Hameed Karra, AICC General Secretary & CLP Leader G A Mir, Vikar Rasool Wani, AICC Secretary Pargat Singh MLA, PCC Working Presidents Raman Bhalla, Tara Chand, Ex Ministers Mula Ram, Yogesh Sawhney, Jugal Kishore Sharma, G.M. Saroori, Majid Wani, Dr.Manohar Lal Sharma, Yash Pal Kundal, Smt. Gurbachan Kumari Rana, Shabir Ahmed Khan, Ex-MP T.s. Bajwa, Legislators Nizamudin Bhat, Irfan Lone,Iftikhar Ahmed, Ex Legislators Ravinder Sharma,Ved Mahajan, Th. Balbir Singh, Indu Pawar, Naresh Gupta, Ashok Dogra, Subash Gupta, Sham Lal Bhagat, PCC functionaries, DCC Presidents and frontal wings heads and leaders , contested candidates alongwith hundreds of prominent activists were detained near Vinayak Bazar, Jewel Chowk and taken to DPL Jammu. However they were released after about one hour.
A massive gathering of Congress leaders and workers Assembled at Maharaja Hari Singh ji statue park which included all prominent leaders from all Districts of Jammu region and Kashmir province including women activists.
The Senior Congress leadership of AICC and PCC garlanded the statue of Maharaja Hari Singh ji and briefly addressed the large gathering which proceeded towards Lok Bhawan (LG House) raising strong slogans in favour of restoration of statehood to J&K and MGNREGA Bachao.
They took out the march towards LG house carrying party flags, play cards and raising strong slogans and moved to Jewel Chowk, Vinayak Bazar Chowk in a rally. The heavy contingent of police stopped the top leadership, while the agitated youth Congress workers indulged in minor scuffle with police.
The police took away the top leaders into a police vehicle nearby to DPL Gandhi Nagar including AICC General Secretary , PCC President, CLP Leader, MLAs, Ex ministers, Ex_Legislators, District Presidents and frontal heads. Later Ch. Lal Singh and his supporters were detained at Prade Ground to prevent them from proceeding ahead.
Addressing the gathering at Maharaja Hari Singh Park AICC General Secretary Incharge J&K Affairs Dr Sayeed Naseer Hussain MP said that Congress party is carrying on nationwide campaign against removal of pro- labour and pro- poor MGNREGA scheme in the country which was acknowledged worldwide as largest rural job guarantee scheme.
Modi government wanted to demolish the pro poor scheme in the country launched by Congress party under the leadership of Dr Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi in the name of father of nation Mahatma Gandhi.
Congress carried out over 45 days MGNREGA Bachao Sangram in the country which was successfully carried out by the party in every district of J&K in all blocks to register our opposition.
AICC General Secretary lashed out at BJP govt at the centre for ignoring the most popular and legitimate demand of people of J&K for restoration of statehood and said that entire Congress leadership fully supports the struggle of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress for restoration of statehood. |
