Workers raise slogans in favour of statehood on Karra ‘s arrival at railway station
Jammu, July 25- JKPCC Chief Tariq Hameed Karra today demanded a special session of J& K Assembly to discuss issue of delay in granting statehood and devise common strategy to fight for its restoration at the earliest.
This was stated by him while talking to reporters at the Railway station here today evening soon after his arrival from New Delhi by Vandhe Bharat train, where workers raised slogans Karra Sahib Aage Bado ,hum Tumahre sath hain, Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq & Congress party Zindabad.
Karra said that we have been on the streets for over six months carrying the demand for restoration of statehood to every nook and corner of the Jammu and Kashmir and slowly intensified it. We gave the call for Srinagar Chalo,then Jammu Chalo and then Delhi Chalo, continuously notifying it through media briefings appealing all political, Social, trade and other organizations ,to support the struggle.
Our first phase of struggle reached Delhi and entire campaign was very impressive & successful especially Delhi Chalo call where we held impressive protest demonstration and marched towards Parliament however stopped but it was joined by our senior national leadership on the directions of LOP Rahul Gandhi and CP Malikarjun Kharge ji, attracting the attention of entire nation regarding the denial of our legitimate demand by the BJP government, despite repeated promises.
Karra thanked the party leaders & workers for their whole hearted participation in the first phase of struggle quickly adding that movement has just started and further course of action shalll be announced shortly after consultations with senior party colleagues.
In reply to questions regarding the statement of some top NC leaders over the issue of statehood, karra said Congress is in alliance with NC although not part of government but it was an invitation to all including those who are not our allies to join the movement. NC iis running the government and adopting own modes to seek statehood. Rest the appropriate forum for discussing such sensitive issues is the coordination committee, for which we have been waiting for nine months,he quipped.
A large number of senior Congress leaders and activists had arrived at the railway station to raise slogans in favour of statehood and to extend full support to the PCC Chief to further spearhead the statehood movement.
Prominent those present include AICC Secretary Shah Nawaz Chaudhary Ravinder Sharma Chief Spokesperson,Former minister Yogesh Sawhney, Ved Mahajan Ex MLC, Th Balbir Singh Ex MLA, Former minister Yash Pal Kundal, Th Hari Singh Chib, Ayaz Chaudhary IYC Secretary, Virinder Manhas, Sanjeev Panda, Neeraj Gupta, Rajiv Saraf, Vijay Shastri , Bharat Priye, Bilal Rashid, Adv Bhavishya Sudan, Jatin Raina ,Vijay Chaudhary Bawa, Rakesh Sharma, Latish Sharma, Mudassir ,Anirudh Sawhney, Mandip Chaudhary & others
