Jammu,April 09 (Scoop News) – President,J&K Pradesh Congress Committee and Former union Minister, Prof. Saifuddin Soz today said that Pakistan has realized that the terror activities in that Country are posing great threat to its own existence and it has suffered badly because of its policies.
Prof. Soz was addressing a rally of Congress workers at Shaktinagar in Jammu today.He said that the civil society in Pakistan wanted friendly relations with India and strengthening of CBMs to further normalize relations and peace in the region. That is possible if Pakistan acts against terror and prevents and strongly denounced the terror activities against India. He was referring to the recent visit of Pakistan President and talks with the Prime Minister.
During his recent visit to Pakistan as leader of a good will delegation, Prof. Soz said that the civil society in Pakistan was overwhelmingly in favour of more CBMs between two countries. They strongly advocated for better relations and cooperation between two neighbours.
Prof. Soz said that the Congress party believed in fully strengthening the basic democratic institutions of Panchayats and urban bodies on the spirit of 73rd and 74th amendment of the constitution in order to make them fully vibrant institutions of democracy for the service of people. He said party favours granting a reasonable honorarium to the Panches and Sarpanches to meet their genuine travel expenses etc. in connection with their public duty.
He said that Congress party is strong in all three regions of the state as it is known for its politics based on secularism, socialism and balanced development of three regions. The party always believed and advocated the policy of dialogue to settle all issues and in the process he suggested that the leaders of all shades of opinion in Kashmir should enter into dialogue, as the doors of government of India are always open.
The rally was organized in wake of forth coming civic elections and attended by workers of Jammu city especially from Jammu west area. The rally was organised by local units of blocks and wards and attended by Senior functionaries of PCC, DCC, Ministers, Legislators, frontal organization, block and ward presidents besides ex-corporators.