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Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) A chairman of a block development council (BDC) and five panchayat members joined the Congress here on Thursday, the party said.
Sudesh Kumar Sharma, BDC chairman Block Dinga Amb in Kathua district along with two sarpanches, one naib-sarpanch and two panches joined the party in the presence of J-K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief G A Mir at the party headquarters here, it said.
Besides, many youths of Hiranagar Tehsil in Kathua joined the party, it added.
The party said the new entrants expressed faith in the policies and programmes of the Congress and its leadership including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Speaking on the occasion, Mir said the Congress is fast emerging as the only choice of the people because of its progressive policies and democratic and secular credentials.
Secularism is the strength of India and only the Congress can lead the nation to the path of peace, progress and prosperity by strengthening the secular fabric of this country, he said.