• Says CM Omar turning social justice from slogan into substance; addresses one-day long convention of party’s OBC wing

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Provincial President Jammu, Rattan Lal Gupta, on Saturday scoffed at those daydreaming about the fall of the Omar Abdullah-led government, saying such wishful thinkers would be better off “biting their nails” because the elected dispensation is here to serve and win the confidence of the people and will complete its full constitutional term.

 Addressing the One Day Convention at Sher-e- Kashmir Bhavan, Jammu today. Rattan Lal Gupta said the government enjoys the people’s mandate and remains unfazed by what he termed as “corridor conspiracies and caffeine-table calculations” of the opposition. “Those scripting premature political obituaries are merely indulging in political fiction,” he remarked, asserting that the Omar government stands firm on both numbers and public confidence. The One Day Convention was convened by OBC Cell Chairman Abdul Gani Teli who highlighted the demands and problems of the OBC community regarding their separate counting of OBC in the forthcoming census process.

Speaking about the party’s continued commitment towards backward classes, Gupta said, “While others reduced backward classes to election-time rhetoric, the National Conference government turned social justice into policy and empowerment into action. From protecting reservations to opening doors of education, employment and political representation, NC has stood as a bulwark for the aspirations and dignity of marginalized communities across Jammu and Kashmir.”

Addressing the Convention Sheikh Bashir Ahmad Provincial Secretary Jammu supported the demands of the OBC in toto and emphasized that the National Conference stands guarantee to the development and welfare of these OBC communities. He urged the party workers to gear up for the upcoming Panchayat and Urban local bodies elections.

Among others who were present in the Convention included: Pardeep Bali Provincial Secretary Jammu, D.D Mehra District President Jammu Urban OBC Cell, Prem Kumar District President Jammu Rural “B” OBC Cell, Yash Pal Verma District President Samba OBC Cell, Vijay Kumar District President Kathua OBC Cell, Inayatullah District Udhampur Rural OBC Cell, Hum Kum Chand Udhampur Urban OBC Cell, Deepak Kumar District President Reasi OBC Cell, Mohd Abbas, Magatullah District President Doda OBC Cell, Javid Iqbal District President Rajouri Urban OBC Cell, Muzamil Malik, Mohd Farooq Joint Secretary Jammu Province OBC Cell, Manzoor Joint Secretary OBC Cell, Provincial Secretary OBC Cell Asha Mehra, District Secretaries Jammu Urban OBC Cell Rajni Mehra, Mamta Mehra, Rakesh Mehra, Joginder Kumar, Shashi Kumar, Deepak, Tufail , Surinder Jamwal and others.

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