Union Minister discusses strategy for Budget session with BJP MLAs

Ahead of the crucial upcoming Budget session of the J&K Assembly, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday chaired a luncheon meeting of BJP MLAs at his Trikuta Nagar residence in Jammu.

The meeting focused on key public issues, legislative strategy and the legislative party’s approach in the Assembly, setting the tone for an active and engaged participation in the upcoming Budget session.

The discussion revolved around pressing current concerns such as drug addiction, land encroachments and illegal mining, which have been affecting people across the Union Territory. Several MLAs voiced the grievances of their respective constituencies, highlighting the challenges faced by the public and stressing the need for strong legislative action.

The MLAs also deliberated on how to effectively counter the ruling party and hold it accountable for what some members described as unfulfilled promises from the ruling party’s manifesto.

Jitendra Singh underscored the party’s commitment to follow the nationalistic line, raising public-centric issues and bringing pressure on the government to ensure that the governance is transparent and accountable. He urged BJP MLAs to engage constructively in the House and present a united front on matters concerning the welfare of the people of J&K.

“Personally, in my parliamentary career, I have always followed the dictum of focusing on ‘issues’ rather than ‘individuals’ and over the years it has proved to be quite a successful approach’, said Jitendra Singh and urged upon the legislators to come prepared and confront the ruling party with well-studied, evidence-based intervention in the Assembly.

Jitendra Singh said, “BJP has won the recent Assembly election with a vote share higher than even the ruling party and the people of Jammu region have overwhelmingly reposed faith in the national leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with a strong urge to have a ‘double engine’ government in J&K, as is the case in several other states. It is therefore imperative upon us to prove ourselves worthy of the people’s confidence and register the aspirations of the people on the floor of the House”.

The meeting was moderated by the Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, who laid out the plan for BJP’s participation in the legislative proceedings. He said that such coordination meetings with the UT and central leadership of the party will be a regular phenomenon and briefed the legislators about the calendar of interactions during the next few days. He emphasised the significance of legislative party meetings that would take place before and during the session to fine-tune the party’s strategy on a daily basis.