Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 27: Deman-ding that interest on bank loan and electricity bills during the last six months should be waived off, activists of Shiv Sena Bala Saheb Thackeray, Jammu and Kashmir unit, held a protest demonstration here today at SIDCO Chowk Bari Brahmana.
Under the leadership of party UT President, Manish Sahni, activists of Shiv Sena, including Mahila Wing President, Meenakshi Chhibber, General Secretary, Vikas Bakshi and Secretary Raj Singh, raised slogans in support of the demands and appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide relief to the people.
Meenakshi Chhibber, in her address, said that due to the present COVID-19 crisis almost all the works are halted. “Supreme Court has tossed the ball into Central Government’s court regarding the interest rates waive off; now let’s see will PM Modi give some relief to the public or ignore,” Chhibbersaid.
Vikas Bakshi said that during the corona crisis, the Prime Minister’s relief package of Rs 20 lakh crores remained only in air. “If interest rates and electricity bills are waived off, it will be a big relief to common people,” he added.
Secretary Raj Singh said that after the removal of Article 370, the industrial units of Jammu and Kashmir are at the verge of closure. The reduction in consumption has had an impact on production and employment and people are even forced to work at half pay, he said, adding that in such a situation, it has become nearly impossible to pay an installment of bank loan.
Several Shiv Sainiks, including working President Ashwani Gupta, Joint Secretaries Raju Salaria, Sanjeev Sudan, Pawan Singh were present on the occasion.
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