Srinagar Aug 10 (KNS): On the 2nd day of Nation-Wide Programme,J&K Pradesh Congress Committee held Padyatra to celebrate 75th year of India’s independence covering 75 kms in Anantnag District of South Kashmir.
J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Ghulam Ahmad Mir accompanied by Senior Party leaders led the Padyatra from Omoh Verinag passing through Panzoo, Zamalgam, Agnoo, Dooru, Bragam, Oie, Bemdora and Lisser areas of Doour Anantnag.
Congress Leaders and workers and large number of locals of their respective areas joined Padyatra and celebrated 75th year of India’s Independence, besides highlighting the great contributions and sacrifices of the Freedom Fighters, who laid down their lives for prestige and honour of the Nation and achieved freedom from the foreign rule.
During the Padyatra JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad Mir addressed largely attended public gatherings and appealed people to rise to occasion to defeat BJP’s nefarious designs and divisive politics as the Modi Govt is hell bent upon to damage the very foundation of the largest democracy by eroding and undermining the Institutions to serve their vested interests.
It should be the paramount for every person to secure the democracy, civil liberties and fight out the BJP for adopting anti people policies aiming to cover its failures. Modi Govt has unleashed coercion to crush the dissent and genuine voices, which has to be dealt with iron hands, Mir added.
JKPCC President termed the Congress Party’s Padyatra a significant move launched across the country to enlighten the people about the supreme sacrifices of the Freedom Fighters and Congress Party’s great contributions to inclusive development in Country after achieving achieved freedom from Colonial Rule.
Referring to the current situation in J&K, Mir said Modi Govt has snatched our jobs, statehood and downgrading J&K into two union territories aiming to fulfill their communal agenda, terming it as a punishment to J&K people on the part of ruling BJP.
Mir urged the people to join Congress Party in its endeavor to bring back statehood with constitution guarantees and fight back misrule and mismanagement on the part of BJP Govt, which will continue to remain responsible for the losses in J&K.
Fearing backlash BJP Govt has even done away with democratic rights in J&K in a systematic manner to hide its failures and the wrong decisions it has taken with regard to J&K, but the Congress Party shall continue to fight to bring back Statehood with all Constitutional guarantees.
Former Legislator Gulzar Ahmad Wani, PCC Gen Secretary Surinder Singh Channi, DCC Presidents Farooq Ahmad Bhat, Umer Jaan, DDC Members Ch.Akhter Kasana, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Naseer Ahmad Mir, Prominent Party Workers and Block Presidents also addressed the Public gatherings.
Meanwhile, DCC Srinagar held the Padyatra which was led by President Abdul Gani Khan and Working DCC President Mir Ruvais and celebrated 75th year of independence.(KNS)