Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Nov 20: Apni Party provincial president Jammu and former Minister, Manjit Singh has demanded restoration of Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in view of growing alienation of the people.
Addressing a meeting in Ramgarh in Samba district, he said that the people are angry with the present style of working by the LG administration as their concerns are not being addressed and the developmental activities have come to stand still.
The meeting was held after the inauguration of Apni Party office at Ramgarh by him in presence of district president, Raman Thappa, ST Wing president, Saleem Alam, SC Wing coordinator ,Bodh Raj Bhagat, Ramgarh candidate, Sahil Bhagat and others.
On this occasion, over two dozen youth joined the Apni Party. Welcoming them, Manjit Singh hoped that their joining would strengthen the party.
He referred to the inability and failure of the authorities on the ground to perform. “The failures have given rise to many issues as the public issues were not addressed and the unemployment continued to remain rising in the last four years,” he said.
He said that the people are unable to understand whom to approach and where to go as the general masses are not being given heed by the authorities.
He said that the people want early restoration of Statehood and holding of Assembly polls.
“If statehood is restored and elections are held, the people will get the right to elect their Government which would have rights to work for the people without interference from the LG,” he added.
He said that “The bureaucracy is not accountable to the public suffering but the elected Government is completely responsible towards the public concerns and these issues are addressed on fast track.”
He said that the recruitment in various departments have emerged as major recruitment scams and the selection lists were cancelled which has worried the unemployed youth. Similarly the development is in the back step and the border belt is one of the worst examples where the people suffer due to the negligence of the authorities,” he added.
He also highlighted the issues of the farmers i.e., electricity, drinking water, property rights on the allotted land, compensation issue with the Central forces, agricultural issues, KCC loan, and other related concerns of the farmers.
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