Former Dy CM Tara Chand leads strong protest at Pallanwalla against ‘step-motherly’ treatment by BJP in Chhamb

Jammu, July 13: District Congress Party (Rural Jammu) led by former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Tara Chand, staged a strong protest demonstration at Pallanwala today alleging step-motherly treatment by the BJP led government in Chhamb constituency in mitigating just and genuine demands of the area. While addressing the protestors Tara Chand said that the BJP unit of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the Central government is giving step-motherly treatment to Chhamb constituency and is ignoring the demands of the people. He said that Jourian-Khour-Pallanwal road is in dilapidated condition and needs immediate repair and despite several memorandums and reminders to the government nothing has been done so far. He said that the BJP government is deliberately ignoring the demand of the area as it believes in vote bank politics and the slogan of ‘Sabka Saath and Sabka Vikas’ is a hoarse political gimmick. He said that the potholes on the said road are claiming innocent lives as frequent accidents are occurring on daily basis which is likely to increase as the rainy season has knocked the doors of Jammu and Kashmir. Tara Chand further said that the condition of other internal roads of Chhamb constituency which counts in hundreds in numbers is too similar and requires immediate macadamization and the BJP is deliberately ignoring this constituency.Coming down heavily on the BJP and terming it as anti-Jammu Tara Chand said that the saffron party has given toll plazas to the people of Jammu one after another. He said that the BJP leaders of Jammu who claimed to abolish toll plazas failed to do so and another toll plaza on Jammu-Akhnoor road is in offing and will be established soon. He urged upon the government to desist from these anti-Jammu policies. He further demanded basic amenities for the public which includes round the clock power supply, adequate water supply, and proper health infrastructure in rural areas. He also urged the BJP government to treat Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) as domicile certificates and not to harass the people further by queuing up for obtaining domicile certificates especially those who possess PRCs. Among others who participated in the protest includes Suram Singh (District Vice President Congress Rural), Balbir Singh Chairman BDC Khour, Dwarika Nath BDC Khara Balli, Jagdish Raj Block President Samwa, Daljeet Singh Block President Pargwal, Prem Singh Chib, Romesh Verma (President IT Cell) Deepu Manhas Youth Congress, Rohit Manhas (District Youth Congress), Prabhu Singh, Madan Lal Sharma (Gen Secy), Ramsaroop Sharma, Capt. Sham Singh, Prabhat Singh, Vijay Chib, and all office bearers of Chhamb Congress, Sarpanches, Panches, and other party functionaries of Chhamb.