STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Congress is committed to fight the politics of hate and divisiveness and promote harmony in the society.
This was stated by JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla while interacting with Congress Seva Dal Chief for J&K UT Vijay Sharma newly appointed office bearers of Seva Dal at Booth level and state level on Saturday.
Prominent among those present on the occasion include Manzoor Ahmed, Shehzad Qazi, Rajesh Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Javed Ahmed, Nazir Zahoor Din, Gh Abaas Rather and Atif Rather.
Bhalla said that Congress stands for unity in diversity which is basic strength of our nation.
“Those parties who create hatred and division for vote bank politics, are threat to the unity and integrity of the nation,” he said adding that Congress Seva Dal is disciplined wing of the party, which has to spread the ideology and programmes of the party aimed at bringing unity and brotherhood in our multi religious, multi lingual and multi-cultural society.
He said Seva Dal shall play an important role in the party and the society to defeat the communal and fundamentalist forces in Jammu and Kashmir elsewhere in the country.
He congratulated the new office bearers and asked them to carry the message of Congress party and its leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and AICC Seva Dal Chief Lal Desai.
Bhalla asked the Seva Dal cadres to inculcate discipline amongst them and party men and spread the ideology of the party.
The Congress party and its Wings have to counter the false propaganda against the party and its leadership which have a history of sacrifices for the nation, he said.
He said that BJP and its sister organizations are spreading hatred and falsehood against the Congress Party to distort history for future generations. Congress Seva Dal has to reach out to the masses with the real history of struggle and sacrifices by the Congress party for the nation and build a discourse for the politics of development, progress based on communal harmony and peace. The party has to effectively counter the divisionary tactics of BJP for vote bank politics in the Country.
Bhalla said that Congress has always been a development oriented political platform that has sincerely expressed its areas of thrust since 1885. “The party has always focused on progressive issues that concern the prosperity and wellbeing of the people as we stand committed for an equitable development of all the region of J&K without resorting to emotive sloganeering or false promises,” he added.He expressed concern over the deplorable condition of basic amenities in J&K which has made the lives of the people miserable. The people generally have complaints about lanes, poor drainage system, unscheduled power cuts, and irregular water supply in the area which has added to the routine issues,” he said.
Bhalla said Congress will leave no stone unturned in highlighting & getting resolved the genuine problems of people from the concerned authorities on priority basis as well he explained in depth the policies and programmes of Congress. He also appealed people to come forward and strengthen the hands of Congress as this is the only party who believes in the politics of truthfulness, transparency and has completely dedicated itself to the cause of people of Jammu and Kashmir.