Samba, April 2 :Pradesh BJP Vice President and former minister  Surjeet Singh Slathia today called for strengthening the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying this is imperative for steering Jammu and Kashmir to peace, progress and prosperity with focus on providing benefits of social and economic welfare schemes to each and every section of the society particularly to those who have been left behind in the race of development.

While addressing a public meeting at Bari-Brahamana this afternoon,  Slathia said to end the era of disparity between regions and sub-regions and to ensure flow of funds for equitable development of Jammu and Kashmir, a mechanism of double engine governance holds the key, like it did in the States like Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Goa and Manipur, which reaffirmed their mandate to the BJP on the only plank of performance with Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Prayas and Sabka Vishwas being the guiding philosophy in serving the people, irrespective of caste, creed and religion.

The BJP has already initiated several pro-people and pro-poor policies, which have touched the lives of the people living in backward and border areas, youth, under-privileged and weaker segments of the society, women and farmers,  Slathia said and hoped that these will prove a turning point in Jammu and Kashmir that has undergone a turbulent phase for many years during the past three decades.

The Pradesh Vice President said political instability and inconsistency among several leaders, who want to be seen on both sides of the fence, has cost Jammu and Kashmir the most in terms of progress and development. This mindset has to be given a farewell by strengthening the BJP for ushering in a new phase of development. He said politics based on double standards is dangerous for the evolution of democracy and that is what has happened in this part of the country, resulting in impeded growth and development in most of the sub-regions. Let this anomaly become a bad chapter of the past and pave the way for a vibrant, responsive and accountable dispensation that solely works for the welfare of the people, he added.

The various other speakers also spoke on the occasion and reiterated the commitment of the BJP to work for realizing the urges and aspirations of the people.

Prominent among those present on the occasion included BJP Vice President District Samba  Vijay Singh, BDC Chairperson Vijaypur Jogeshwar Singh, Sarpanch Rajinder Pura,  Brijpal Singh, Sarpanch Smailpur Balwant Singh, Sarpanch Sumb Suraj Prakash Verma, Sarpanch Simbal Baldev Singh, Ex Chairman Bari Brahamana Raman Gupta, Sarpanch Kartholi  Angrez Singh, Sarpanch Shay Talab Mohammed Saleem, Sarpanch Rajpura  Sher Mohammad, Naib Sarpanch  Zahid, Bagwan Singh and others.