{"id":42309,"date":"2023-08-04T11:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=42309"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:24:18","slug":"massive-protest-in-jammu-demanding-restoration-of-statehood-early-elections-and-rejection-of-anti-poor-policies-by-centre-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/04\/massive-protest-in-jammu-demanding-restoration-of-statehood-early-elections-and-rejection-of-anti-poor-policies-by-centre-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Protest in Jammu Demanding Restoration of Statehood, Early Elections, and Rejection of Anti-Poor Policies by Centre Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jammu, August 04 :<\/strong> Congress today held a massive protest demonstration over the\u00a0 pre-paid smart meter system, unprecedented price rise , record unemployment\u00a0 and property tax, besides seeking restoration of statehood and political rights besides holding early assembly elections. There was a minor scuffle with the police when the later forcibly tried to prevent the march from proceeding towards Raj Bhawan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large number of congress workers including women carrying play cards and raising slogans denouncing the pre-paid electric meters system, property tax, unprecedented price rise , record unemployment, whole sale opening of wine shops in every nook and corner and other anti-poor steps of the Centre Govt. and the UT Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by PCC President Vikar Rasool Wani along with Working President Shri Raman Bhalla and other senior leaders of PCC, Former  Ministers, Legislators, Dist. Presidents, Corporators, Leaders of Frontal Wings took out a massive protest march from Shaheedi Chowk towards Raj Bhawan via residency Road where Police had a tough time to  prevent the march from proceeding ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The protest was organized by  DCC Jammu Urban and Jammu Rural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Protestors  raised strong slogans against the BJP led Centre Govt. and the UT Administration for  harassing the poor people who are  already crushed under the unprecedented price rise of all essential commodities , large scale unemployment  and tax terrorism of BJP Govt. The Congress workers also strongly raised the demands of restoration  of statehood on the eve of  completion of four years  of downgrading the  state into UT , besides seeking restoration of  rights for the protection of jobs and lands for local and holding of assembly election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to the reporters JKPCC President Shri Vikar Rasool Wani lashed out at the BJP for harassing the poor and common people by imposing huge taxes leading to unprecedented price rise, and introduction of prepaid smart meters besides record unemployment , imposition of property tax and various other such anti people actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that the poor people are unable to bear the huge  taxes on all items including petrol and diesel and the poor people are finding it difficult to meet the both ends of life. He said the congress will strongly raise the voice of people  and fight against the anti-poor and anti-people decisions of the BJP and UT administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Raman Bhalla said that the BJP Govt. is skinning the poor and common man through tax terrorism and there is record unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir . The anti-people decisions of Centre Govt. has snatched the livelihood of the people in  J&K at the cost of outside mafia and locals  are deprived of small business  and trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sought restoration of statehood at the earliest and the holding of assembly elections without delay as people are strong against the bureaucratic resume which is far away from the common people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma while talking to media persons said that people are fed up with the anti-poor policies of the BJP  Govt. and the huge tax terrorism unleashed on the common people and the unemployed youths and demanded immediate holding of assembly elections and restoration of statehood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prominent others include Th. Balwan Singh (Ex-MLA), Yogesh Sawhney (Ex-Minister), Treasurer Rajnish Sharma, T.S. Bajwa (Ex-MP), Ved Mahajan(Ex-MLC), Gurbachan Kumar Rana (Ex-Minister), Indu Pawar (Ex-MLA), Krishan Bhagat(Ex-MLA), Ashok Dogra(Ex-MLA), Vinod Sharma, Th. Manmohan Singh, Hari Singh Chib, M.K Bhardwaj, Dwarka Choudhary,   Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pawan Raina , Shashi Sharma, Kapil Singh, Pranav Shagotra,  Narinder Gupta, Sanjeev Panda, Gurmeet Singh, Parveen Sarwar Khan, Thomas Khokhar, Manjeet Singh Jatt, Ashwani Puri, Amrit Bali , H.S. Mehta, Satish Sharma, Narinder Sharma,  Karan Bhagat, Suresh Dogra, Bhushan Dogra ,Sandeep Dogra, Bilal Ahmed, Rajinder Singh Nathu, Rajvir Singh, Ajay Lakhotra, Kamal Singh, Ritu Choudhary, Bhanu Mahajan, Rajinder Singh Jamwal, Satish Sharma, Bhupinder Singh, Ajaib Motin, Vijay Shastri,  Jatin Raina, C.L. Manyal, Mohan Choudhary,  M.Y. Lone,  Badri Sarpanch, Gurmeet Singh,Parshotam Mehra, Camres David Babloo, Michael Wazir, Dr. R.K. Khajuria, Virinder Manhas, Balbir Singh, Pawan Dev Singh, Ram Magotra, Dewan Chand, Kewal Jogi, Rajesh Paul, Jatin Vashisht, Chander Shekar, Atul Sharma, Ricky Dalotra, Hoshiar Singh, Anoop Gupta, Balbir Singh, Tirath Ram Bhagat, Munish Sharma, Mangat Ram, Deepu Singh Nassir Masih Om Parkash and others.,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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