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| ACC appeals masses for holding an impressive candle light protest rally | | counsels BJP to declare its decision before July 30 | 
Jammu, July 28, (Scoop News)-With patience of people diminishing fast due to BJP's recalcitrant attitude and the masses advised to suppress their pent up feelings till Thursday (July 30), the natives of Jammu region have warned BJP to prepare itself to face serious consequences, warned chairman of the AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC) and president of JKHCBA, Jammu, Abhinav Sharma, while addressing a joint press conference at the office of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) in the winter capital on Tuesday.
He said the ACC will organize candle light protest march on Wednesday, which will be participated in by leading civil society members drawn from all walks of life.
"The people across Jammu region will organize 72 hour long complete shutdown starting from July 31 to make the BJP and the establishments in Jammu and Kashmir and New Delhi see the writing on the wall", Sharma said adding "the ACC never wanted to take such an extreme step, but the biased, vindictive and anti-Jammu elements forced us to do so to achieve AIIMS for Jammu which was promised for it by none other than Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley ".
ACC chairman said it was for the first time in over 67 years that something was given to Jammu without its asking, but those who promised AIIMS for Jammu in no time shifted it to Kashmir.
"The manner in which the BJP surrendered AIIMS to the PDP has shocked the people of Jammu region and put them on a road to confrontation", he said, and added "that the ACC will take rest only after it achieved its two stated goals establishment of AIIMS in Jammu and an early completion of artificial lake project over River Tawi in Jammu".
Sharma said it is strange that the BJP, which is in the government for the first time in the state, has "chosen to alienate its own constituency" in the Jammu region.
ACC chairman said since the ongoing movement for AIIMS could be a long-drawn affair, he has decided to appoint seven more
spokespersons in addition to those already appointed as ACC spokespersons.
He appointed as additional spokespersons of the ACC TS Wazir, chairman of All-J&K Transporters Welfare Association; senior advocate and former Bar Association BS Slathia; Prof Hari Om Mahajan; Zorawar Singh Jamwal, Secretary General, Press Club Jammu; Ved Prakash Sharma, president Dogra Pratinidhi Brahman Sabha; Arun Gupta, secretary general, CCI, Jammu, Narayan Singh, president of Shri Amar Khastriya Rajput Sabha; and Sham Lal Bassan, president of Dalit Chetna Manch. They would work in consultation with the chairman of the ACC so that everyone functions in unison.
Sharma expressed the view that the authorities would act before it is too late and said the BJP would be at an advantageous position if it announced an AIIMS for Jammu before the people of Jammu region go in for three day long shutdown. He also appealed to the people to reach Ambphalla Chowk, near Central Jail, on time so that the candle light march starts at 7 pm sharp.
Other who were present at the press conference included former JKHCBA, Jammu and senior advocate Bhupinder Singh Slathia, Sham Lal Langar, Sr Vice-president, CCI, Jammu, Sardar T S Wazir, chairman J&K Passenger Transport Welfare Association, Professor Hari Om Mahajan, Arun Gupta, secretary general, CCI, Jammu, Narayan Singh, President Shri Amar Kashtriya Rajput Sabha, Deepak Aggarwal, vice-president, CCI, Jammu, Devinder Chowdhary, President, J&K Passenger Transport Welfare Association, M S Katoch, working
president JPPF, Rahul Gupta, secretary, CCI, Jammu and Ashu Gupta Treasurer, CCI Jammu.
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