Excelsior Correspondent
CHENANI, May 10: Accusing the present regime for its indifference and neglect of the common masses facing denial of even the basic amenities, both in urban and rural areas, former minister and State president JKNPP Harsh Dev Singh today said that a democratically elected Govt alone was the panacea for the ills afflicting the centrally ruled UT of J&K.
He said that `Babus’ requisitioned from other states had hardly any idea about the peculiar problems of the UT’s diversities and had failed to satisfy the urges of the people. While the common masses had hardly any access to the ‘Babus’ operating from their cocooned chambers, the latter too seemed to have abdicated their responsibilities of interacting with public so as to ascertain their difficulties and to take the appropriate remedial action for redressal of their genuine grievances, Singh asserted.
He was touring various villages of Chenani constituency including Bali, Morh, Toldi and Nala to take stock of people’s problems.
“While the frequent power outages and acute drinking water problems had made the lives of people a living hell, the helmsmen seemed to be least bothered about the sufferings of the public. As the affected people were protesting on roads on day to day basis, a highly impudent and apathetic bureaucracy preferred to remain cocooned in their sanitized environment quite unmindful of the woes of the agitating masses. Not only was the common man annoyed over the administrative apathy towards their basic concerns but varied sections of society had expressed their disapproval with the proxy rule of the Centre. The unemployed youth including the contractuals, consolidated and daily wagers assured of a fair deal had all felt betrayed with none to listen to their woes.
Singh maintained that the people in the rural areas were the worst victims of govt apathy with none to respond to their shrill cries for justice. Deprived of proper connectivity and communication, the people residing in several remote areas had lost contact with the civilized world due to road blocks and disruption of traffic on damaged roads for months together. There were no takers for even the staff deficient and defunct schools, jeopardizing the career of students.
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