Srinagar April 5 (KNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Monday launched IInd phase of 45 day’s mission under the banner of “Congress Panchayat Ki Aur”.
The Party also slammed the Govt for failing to implement recommendations of back to village programmes organized earlier in different villages, saying that the prevailing situation was contrary to Govt claim, besides all its promises have fallen flat.

In a statement issued to KNS ,that reads ,In a meeting of Senior functionaries, District Presidents President, Ex. Legislators, MC Chairman, DDC Members, Corporators Block Presidents held at Srinagar party Office, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee(JKPCC) President G.A. Mir declared that Congress Party was launching  2nd phase of 45 days mission from Monday under the banner of “Congress Panchayat Ki Aur” in which the party will launch protest against the failed back to village programmes, undermining  authority of PRIs, besides the unprecedented price hike, rising unemployment and many other issues confronting J&K people, who have suffered tremendous economic losses due to the ugliest situation especially wrong policies adopted by the Govt.

They party will strive hard to restore the authority of the Panchayat Raj Institutions which stands guarantee to development of people from grass root level, Mir said.
Pertinently the party has recently completed the Ist phase of 45 days protests against unprecedented price hike and was going to launch another 45 days programme to seek strengthening of PRIs and other democratic institutions, besides seeking redressal of people’s grievances.  

Addressing the meeting, JKPCC President G.A. Mir lashed out at Govt for failing to implement back to village recommendations held earlier in different districts in J&K, ironically the decisions taken in these flagship programme  were not implemented on ground, Mir added and questioned the relevance of  these (back to village programmes), which has even failed to implement even a single decision taken despite people’s  impressive participation in these programmes.

I have a strong feeling that back to village programme were organized to keep people engaged aiming to divert their attention from the real issues , whilst there was no development at village or local level to be seen, so far, even common people have understanding they have been cheated again under the garb of these programs, G.A. Mir said.

Mir also expressed serious concern over the unprecedented price hike on petroleum and essentials, besides other major issues such as rising unemployment, losses caused to JK’s economy and other wrong policies adopted by the centre towards J&K,  stating that Congress party would vigorously  launch protests against  the govt inorder  to expose its failed policies with regard to J&K and its people.

Mir said  the claim made by the Govt from time to time  with regard to  inclusive development of J&K was contrary to the ground situation rather the developmental process started by the UPA I and II have derailed miserably, besides impacting other sectors like trade, tourism, horticulture, PRIs, education and other sectors of public importance and urged the leaders and workers to  respond to anti J&K policies of the Govt during the  45 days “Panchayat Ki Aur Programme”.
On this occasion, JKPCC President also urged the Govt to take effective measures to address the people issues especially unprecedented price hike, rising unemployment and other developmental issues rather than running paper horses.

Those who addressed the meeting included Vice President Haji Ab.Rashid Dar, Sr. leaders and Ex. Legislators Mohd Amin Bhat, Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Mohd Muzaffar Parray, Bashir Ahmad Magrey, General Secretaries Surinder Singh Channi, Shameema Iqbal,  Nissar Ahmad Mundoo District Presidents Imtiyaz Parray, Fayaz Ahmad Mir, Umer Jaan, Sahil Farooq, Mahila Vice President Shameema Raina, Youth Vice President Amir Rasool, Congress Leaders  Kadfeen Chowdhary, Mushtaq Ahmad Khanday, Abdul Rashid Dar (Sangrama)Irshad Ahmad Ganie,Ab.Rashid Lone, Mohd Iqbal Mir,Farhat Qureshi, Sheikh Aijaz,Muneer Ahmad Mir, Nazir Ahmad Lone,Adv. Raja Ashraf Municipal Committee Chairmen Irshad Wani, Shaheena Nadaf and Irfan Naqashbandi, DDC Members, Contesting Candidates of Kashmir, SMC Corporators, block presidents and prominent party leaders from all the districts of valley participated in the meeting.(KNS)