Congress workers in Jammu and Kashmir have been exhorted to organise their grassroots units and propagate the policies and programmes of the party in the state as they gear up for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The above call was issued today by AICC secretary in- charge of J-K affairs, Mainul Haque, as he addressed a series of meetings with party workers in Rajouri and Poonch districts.
Saying that Congress has a history of sacrifice to protect the secular ideals, unity and integrity of the nation, Haque asked party workers to counter the propaganda of communal and divisive forces.
The UPA-I and UPA-II governments have done a commendable job on all fronts and the country witnessed large-scale development under them, Haque said.
Pointing at the Right to Information (RTI) Act, Haque said that the legislation introduced by Congress had proved to be the biggest tool in the hand of the common citizen to expose corruption.
Talking about local issues, he said that a project for the Jammu-Poonch railway line was being considered by the Centre which, as per a survey, would cost an estimated Rs 13,612 crore.
He further said that the achievement of the 73rd Amendment in the State Panchayat Raj Act and the creation of administrative units needed to be explained to the people to counter false propaganda by other parties.
He, meanwhile, praised the J-K Pradesh Congress Committee for strengthening the party in all the three regions of the state.
