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Karra kick starts Ghar Ghar Dastak, Har Ghar Dastak for statehood from Purani Mandi Jammu City
Karra asks BJP MPs,MLAs to break silence on statehood


Jammu, November 17 (Scoop News)-The Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today kick-started " Ghar Ghar Dastak, Har Ghar Dastak, movement for restoration of statehood from Purani Mandi, ward no 11,Jammu East by organising an impressive interaction programme with citizens and prominent workers of the locality.

JKPCC President Shri Tariq Hameed Karra led the forth phase of statehood movement " Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq " under the banner Gar ghar Dastak, Har ghar dastak along with Working President Sh. Raman Bhalla Former Minister & Ex-MLA Jammu East Sh. Yogesh Sawhney ,Chief Spokesperson & Ex-MLC Sh. Ravinder Sharma ,Ex-MLC &: Incharge:Party HQ Shri Ved Mahajan besides several other senior Congress leaders.

The programme was organised by PCC Media Panelist Mr Sohit sharma.

Speaking on the occasion, PCC President Jb. Tariq Hameed Karra said that the people of Jammu & Kashmir have been waiting for more than 6 years for the restoration of statehood & constitutional rights, status, identity, and other democratic rights, which were unilaterally taken away without their consent.
He stressed that the Congress Party stands firmly with the people and will continue to raise its voice until full statehood is reinstated. Karra added that development, peace, and progress cannot be taken forward unless full statehood & democratic structures are restored and people are empowered. He said the Humari Riasat, Humara Haq Campaign aims to take this message to every household, through corner meetings for a peaceful & democratic mass movement as the voice of the people is being ignored by the BJP government at the centre.

He questioned the BJP and its 29 MLAs and MPs from J&K asking them to break their silence & clear their stand on this most important of 1.40 cr citizens of J&K.

Also speaking at the program, Working President Sh. Raman Bhalla emphasized that the people of Jammu region in particular have suffered administrative neglect, unemployment, economic slowdown, and increased distress after the downgrading of the state into a Union Territory. He said that large promises were made, but on the ground, residents are still battling inflation, rising electricity bills, poor infrastructure, and lack of job opportunities. Bhalla asserted that the Congress Party will continue to expose the failures of the present administration and fight for the restoration of dignity and rights that rightfully belong to the people of Jammu & Kashmir. He thanked the people of the area for their whole hearted support.

Former Minister and Ex-MLA Jammu East Shri Yogesh Sawhney criticised the current governance model, stating that the bureaucratic system imposed in J&K has distanced decision-making from the common people. He said elected representatives were replaced by administrators who are neither accessible nor accountable to the public. This, according to Sawhney, has deeply affected grassroots development, civic planning, and public grievance redressal. He said the Congress Party’s campaign is meant to awaken people to the erosion of democratic institutions and encourage them to demand their rights forcefully. Sawhney added that Jammu East has always been politically conscious, and its people understand the importance of restoring statehood and elected government.

Chief Spokesperson JKPCC & Ex-MLC Sh. Ravinder Sharma stated that the Humari Riasat, Humara Haq Campaign is not just a political movement but a people-centric struggle for Dogra identity,status and rights .He said Restoration of Darbar Move was promised by Congress in its manifesto and has been fulfilled by coalition government and has revived the business activities in Jammu and led to revival of social, cultural & trade exchange amongst two regions.

He said that the abrogation of historical Dogra state was an anti people action of BJP government and needs to be reversed without delay.

Shri Ved Mahajan blamed BJP for hitting the dogra identity, status,dignity and snatching democratic rights of common by downgrading dogra state and demanded its restoration without delay.

Several prominent political activists joined the party including

Besides Sohit sharma, SanjeevPanda, Kapil Singh, Neeraj Gupta, Rajiv Koul Saraf, Vijay Shastri, Rajveer Singh,Pawan Singh, Virinder Manhas, Abhimanyu Singh, Bhavishya Sudan, Anuradha Sharma, Vijyant Pathania, Prem Sharma, Jatin Vashisht, Atul Sharma, Ram Mangotra Rakesh Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Amit Gupta, Anirudh Sawhney ( Gen Secretary PYC) ,Dr Sohaib Manhas,Mehul Abrol, Harris Ali,Showkat Malik also addressed the gathering.

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