JAMMU: National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Sunday asserted that Dogra pride was honour of the people of Jammu region and asked the BJP not to play politics on it.
According to a press statement he said, “when in power, the BJP and its ministers never spoke about Dogra pride and once out they are crying hoarse in a vein bid of hoodwinking public opinion”, Rana said while addressing the workers of erstwhile Kissan Mazdoor Party, which under the leadership of Vijay Pandey had recently merged into National Conference in presence of Dr Farooq Abdullah.
Rana cautioned against marketing of Duggar pride for retrieving doomed electoral prospect of the rejected and discredited BJP, saying the people of Jammu region were sagacious enough to see through the grand conspiracy hatched in Delhi to exploit Dogra sentiments, the statement added.
The Provincial President said the Dogra pride was close to every individual of the Jammu region, irrespective of caste and religion and they have never shirked in offering any sacrifice for upholding their culture and heritage. “Those using the Dogra pride as a commodity to garner vote and support during elections were worse enemies of Dogriyat”, he said and warned that any attempt of tarnishing the rich Dogra image will be fought with full might. He said the pride of Dogras is so rich and strong that it does not saviours like the BJP, which for retaining power can compromise with anything and everything.
