Jammu, Mar 8 (Reporter) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here on Friday that with the patronage and support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Udhampur-Kathua-Doda has emerged as as a most developed constituency over the past 10 years. He said now is the time to devote the third 5-year term to consolidate the gains of the previous two and transform the region into one of the most attractive destinations of the country. Dr Jitendra Singh was speaking soon after his arrival this morning for the first time after having been officially nominated as the BJP candidate for the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency for the third consecutive term. On his arrival, from the airport right upto his Parliamentary Constituency office at Gandhinagar, a massive gathering of BJP workers and supporters from his constituency were waiting for him. As soon as Dr Jitendra Singh’s cavalcade moved out of Jammu airport, there was a huge rush of supporters resulting in a traffic jam for over half an hour. People in thousands, particularly Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members from all the districts of Udhampur, Kathua, Ramban, Kisthwar and Doda, burst crackers to celebrate the declaration of Dr Jitendra Singh as a candidate and showered petals on him from all sides. Addressing the workers at his Parliamentary office at Gandhi Nagar and later speaking to the media, Dr. Jitendra Singh hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President J P Nadda and the party's high command for having reposed faith in him for the third time to represent this prestigious Lok Sabha Constituency. Dr Jitendra Singh said the people of the country have made up their minds to return Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for the third term with a majority of more than 400 seats and it is now everybody's responsibility to discharge our duty and prove ourselves by recording a victory margin of more than 4 Lakh in Udhampur Constituency, which will beat the previous record of 3.58 Lakh. Speaking on the occasion, J&K Gen Secretary ( Org) Ashok Kaul assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi of returning the NDA government with more than 400 seats and also assured that Dr Jitendra Singh from Udhampur constituency will beat the earlier record. Dr Jitendra Singh said the first five-year term was spent in making up for the negligence and losses of the earlier years during which this constituency suffered discrimination and lack of development for vote bank consideration. In the second five-year term, Dr Jitendra Singh said, an attempt was made to introduce the projects which had feasibility to be introduced in the Constituency. Like the earlier two terms, said Dr Jitendra Singh, the third term will be dedicated to the priorities of the youth and developing the constituency’s major towns and destinations as a national attraction in terms of education, tourism and trade. Like in the earlier 10 years, philanthropic human services above Party lines, for example facilitating admission of needy patients in hospitals outside J&K will continue for which a separate cell has been constituted, he said. Free Tele mobile clinic services like "Doctor on wheels" and free distribution of clothes and school books to the needy will also continue, he added...////...