JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla on Sunday said the various welfare schemes and policies in the country were "not pivoted to the poor".He said an egalitarian society can be created only if the schemes and policies are oriented towards the poor.He said that "unless we understand the economic and social hierarchies, which mirror each other, and reorient our policies towards the bottom, especially the SCs, STs and other depressed sections, it will not be possible to call us an egalitarian society".This was stated by former Minister during interaction with prominent persons of Jallo Chak ,Greater Kailash in Ward 68.Prominent among those present on the occasion include Sarish Sharma General Secretary JKPCC, Garu Kundal, Ward President Rakesh Chopra, Baldev Singh Wazir, Gandeep Pargal, Om Parkash, Meer Chand Mukhtyar Chand, Sham Lal, Surendra Kapahi, Surendra Padha, Manmeet Singh and others
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said Congress will continue to fight anti- people policies of the Centre and LG’s Administration in J&K UT, besides defeating the challenges faced on various fronts especially, misleading politics of BJP.“Party is supreme and every worker is bound to further strengthen it at grass roots level and serve people as Congress has the legacy of serving and strengthening the people,” he said. Former Minister said Congress will form next government in Jammu and Kashmir. He said bureaucratic rule has never been alternative to democratically elected Government. He said all major projects in J&K UT were mostly conceived and launched by Congress government.
Bhalla said people of Jammu and Kashmir are eagerly, waiting for assembly elections and they will teach a lesson to BJP in J&K. He said Congress Party is serving people with dedication and without self interest. Congress leader said he and his party is available for service at people 24×7.He said that Congress will manage major win in the J&K. He said people are fed up of the anti-people, anti-poor, anti-trader, anti-employee and anti-farmer policies of BJP Government. They will definitely show this party its place in the next elections.
Bhalla underscored that inclusive growth was possible by building an egalitarian society. He pointed out that the present society was not equal or reasonably equal, fair and just. He said that egalitarian societies can be built by making healthcare and education universal and free."Unfortunately, our concept of egalitarian society does not include universal and free healthcare and education. Bhalla also cited the example of gas cylinders being provided under the Ujjwala scheme -- for providing LPG connections to women of BPL families -- and alleged that it was not pivoted to the poor.He claimed that the middle class benefited from it, but not the poor."This is a classic good example of how our policies are not pivoted to the poor. There are many such examples which can be given," he claimed.Calling BJP "anti-people", senior Congress leader said its leaders misleading people in the name of religion to remain in power.
Bhalla said that BJP is "anti-people in general and anti-youth in particular". Sharpening his attack on the Modi government, the senior Congress leader said the BJP-led Centre had no money for the disaster-hit people of country but waived off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of rich industrialists. During the various natural calamities, people got to see the difference between the Congress and the BJP when every Congress leader and worker was on the ground while the BJP was seen nowhere, he said. Bhalla said congress is for the youth, farmers, labourers and the weaker sections. He accused the Modi government of playing with national security by "imposing" the Agnipath scheme. He also said that the Agnipath scheme is a "national security threat" and it has shrunk the stream of recruitment which can compromise the country's security for the next decade.
Bhalla said that vote bank of BJP has drastically come down as compared to steep rise of congress vote bank, as people gave 10 lac votes in Jammu to Congress. Congress gained a lot in almost all assembly constituencies in Jammu region including lead in some constituencies indicating that people are ready for change in Assembly elections. He said that congress will emerge out stronger and will be largest party in Jammu region for the formation of next Govt with likeminded parties.
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