Srinagar: Prof. Saifuddin Soz President Pradesh Congress Committee addressed a day long, very largely attended, youth convention of Baramulla today. Salman Anees Soz, Spokes Person All India Congress Committee also addressed the convention. Prof. Soz was accompanied by Shoiab Nabi Lone Ex. MLA, General Secretary, Senior Youth Leaders Sheikh Amir, Mohammad Iqbal Mir, Junaid Ahmad and others.
Prof. Soz responded positively to the urgent demands highlighted in youth Convention which including the following. JK PCC Should take notice of the fact that the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes including NAREGA, UMEED, UDAAN etc in the J&K State was faulty and the benefits did not reach the common man.
JK PCC should also take notice of the fact that corruption had become a practice in all public institutions which had caused great frustration in the minds of the youth. That it was urgently needed that the J&K Government should offer an employment Package to solve the growing problem of unemployment to educated youth.
The J&K Govt should approach the Central government for proper implementation of the Prime Minister’s Special Scholar Scheme for J&K state. it should also be noted that in the absence of the Scholarship many students were returning home with frustration.
It was also urgently required that there should be effective liaison with the youth so that Congress can serve the interests of the people better.
Prof. Soz was lustily cheered by the largely attended Youth Convention on his positive response to the demands of the youth that JK PCC would take serious notice to the demands of the Youth Convention. Prof. Soz also announced that two control rooms would be set up both at Srinagar and Jammu, by June 15th and effective contact would be established with the youth. The telephone Numbers of the Control Rooms would be conveyed and these Control Rooms would remain open from 9 to AM to 8 PM.
Later Prof. Soz met senior leaders of the Baramulla Constituency and heard Party Functionaries. There, he was accompanied by Gulam Nabi Monga MLC, Vice President JK PCC, Mir Mushtaq Nowsherry District President Baramulla, Shri G. M. Sherwani District General Secretary, Bashir Ahmad Shah Org. Secretary JKPCC, Gulam Hassan Rather Secretary JKPCC and Block Presidents Abdul Hamid Dar, Mohd Sultan Wani, Bashir A. Shiekh and others.