Jammu, Apr 4 (Reporter) Former Chief Minister and NC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and AICC Incharge of J&K Affairs Bharatsinh Solanki, along with Congress candidate Raman Bhalla, addressed a mammoth public rally at Katra today, hitting out at the BJP for ruining Jammu and Kashmir and pushing people to the wall. In a speech, Dr. Abdullah said that parties of the India Alliance have come together to save the nation's secular character and democracy. The BJP wants to rule by the rule of thumb and by force, brushing aside the norms of democracy. We have come together for a bigger cause of nationalism and democracy, which are in danger today. They want to destroy the social, secular, and democratic norms laid down by the framers of the Constitution. Praising the leadership of Pt. Nehru and Indira Gandhi, he hit out at the BJP for the malicious propaganda against Pt. Nehru and Smt. Indira Gandhi, whose contributions to nation-building are immense, but his heart burns when they speak so lowly against them in the parliament. It was Pt. Nehru who laid strong foundations and initiated a scientific approach, the fruits of which are being reappeared by the nation today. Not a needle was manufactured. When Nehru took over, not a needle was being manufactured, and today the country has achieved heights in all spheres. Indira brought about a green revolution in the country and made it self-sufficient in food. Blaming the BJP for ruling Jammu and Kashmir by proxy, he said that local officers have been sidelined while outside bureaucrats are running the show who are unaware of the topography and geography of Jammu and Kashmir and the hardships faced by the people. Farooq said whoever raises a voice against corruption in this regime is dealt with like a senior bureaucrat flagging the issue of corruption in JMM in J&K, who even wrote to the PMO.. He said that Jammu and Kashmir acceded to a nation of Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru where all were equal and treated equally. The BJP wants to divide and rule. He questioned where fifty thousand jobs were promised to the youth of J&K, adding that all their announcements have come out to be jumlas. Addressing the rally, AICC Incharge Bharatsinh Solanki questioned the claims of development of the Modi government . and asked if they have delivered in 10 years why PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, UP Chief Minister Aditya Yogi, and other top leaders have to come rushing to Jammu to seek votes. It shows the panic in the BJP due to the mood of the people here for change due to their failures to deliver and meet the expectations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the UPA government headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh was a people’s government . and did a lot for the welfare of the countrymen, with a special focus on J&K, but the BJP has only robbed the people of J&K of their dignity, status, and rights, as well as resources and job opportunities. This government . works for rich people like Adani and Ambani, while Congress always takes care of the interests of poor and common men. An atmosphere of fear has been created all around by the Modi government, and the main media is captured in the hands of a few influential people. It is for this reason that our leader, Shri Rahul Gandhi, took the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, where people came out openly against the atmosphere of fear. Again, he took out a yatra from Manipur to Maharashtra to highlight the injustice with farmers, youth, women workers, and all sections and assured guarantees by Congress on coming to power, unlike Modi's guarantees of the Jumla Baze. He said that there is no accountability in this government., as youth are told to sell Pakodas while mismanagement in COVID was witnessed leading to the y lakhs of people without even oxygen, but nobody knows about the funds collected in P.M. care. He said the state was downgraded to UT, where officers are not accountable to people and there is no democracy. Both leaders appealed to the people to vote for change and elect Congress candidates Raman Bhalla and Ch.Lal Singh. Raman Bhalla lashed out at the BJP for ruining the youth and future generations of Jammu and Kashmir, as people suffered a lot under the Modi regime. He said that the BJP promised a lot to each and every section, but they feel cheated and betrayed as our land, jobs, and resources are being looted and the future is unsafe. The youth, traders, workers, farmers, and women are all restless, and there is a lot of joblessness. He said that old age, widows, handicapped, daily wagers, and others are all suffering under the BJP regime. The local issues raised by the DCC President and others of the ponywallas and other Vaishno Devi laborers will receive due attention from him, as it is they who carry the pilgrims from all over the country to Vaishno Devi. There was complete religious harmony in J&K, but the BJP wants to divide people on regional and religious lines and has asked people to reject the BJP to bring about a better future. Earlier on, AICC Incharge Bharatsinh Solanki was accorded a reception at Koul Kandoli by former Minister Yogesh Sawhney, and he paid obeisance at the temple. Later, Solanki was accorded a reception at different places before Katra by PCC General Secretary Rajesh Sadotra...////...