Vote in support of BJP candidates & teach congress a bitter lesson: Advani

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Jammu, December 20 - Senior most BJP leader and leader of the opposition LK on Saturday said the Amarnath land transfer issue united people of Jammu and they showed it to the entire world if you remain united you can achieve your goals.

While addressing an election rally in parade ground in Jammu,Advani first pay his glowing tributes to the people of Jammu and lauded their role during the two month long Amarnath land agitation. Lauding role of people of Jammu during the two month long agitation over Amarnath land transfer row Advani said it was a fight between people with a nationalist mindset against separatism. He said the people of Jammu scripted a historic agitation and gave direction to the people of the country to launch a fight against separatism.
Advani urged voters in Jammu to fight for gaining more political power to end 60 year long discrimination. He said united Jammu should vote in support of BJP candidates and teach congress party a bitter lesson.
Advani said the congress led UPA government which has now passed a fresh anti –terror bill in the Parliament is yet not clear over the fate of Mohd Afzal Guru, convicted in the Parliament attack case. Advani said that the congress party is still undecided over the issue of executing Mohd Afzal Guru and is simply buying time. He said the congress adopted soft approach towards terrorism and terrorists planned and executed strikes at will.

BJP General secretary Arun Jailtey in his brief speech sought votes from people of Jammu to end 60 years of discrimination.
Senior leaders of BJP including Ashok Khajuria Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, Prof Nirmal Singh also addressed the rally and urged voters inJammu to give befitting reply to anti Jammu parties and come out in large numbers to vote for BJP.Party candidates.Sham Choudhary,Shilpi Verma ,Shamsher Singh Manhas,Ramesh Arora were prominent among others present on the occasion