New Delhi, Sep 23 (FN Agency) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asserted on Sunday that the party’s progressive development agenda is for all the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the seven guarantees will focus on social justice and economic empowerment. On his social media handle X, he said, “The Indian National Congress pledges to safeguard the Constitutional Rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.” “Our progressive development agenda is for everyone. The seven guarantees of the Congress party for Jammu and Kashmir will usher in a brighter future, which focuses on social justice and economic empowerment,” Kharge added.
Meanwhile, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said that if the party is voted to power in Jammu and Kashmir, it will carve out a path for J&K to attain full statehood. “As Jammu & Kashmir votes to shape its own destiny after a decade, the Congress and its alliance is committed to keeping the people of the state at the centre of its policy making,” he said on X. “We will carve out a path for J&K to attain full statehood, bring relief to the youth, farmers and poor suffering due to misgovernance, and bring an end to the rampant corruption taking place throughout the state. Ours is a progressive agenda that will transform J&K!” Venugopal added.