Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: Braving scorching heat, irate BJP activists from Jammu East Assembly Segment, took out a protest rally from City Chowk to Parade Ground today against the prevailing power and water crisis in Jammu region in general and city of temples in particular.
Led by senior Party leader and MLA, Ashok Khajuria the Party activists were shouting slogans against the Government and its callousness towards the genuine demand of the people of the region. They said since the Darbar move to Summer Capital, Srinagar Jammu region is facing worst ever power and water crisis.
Addressing the protestors Ashok Khajuria said the party will intensify its agitation in view of the apathetic attitude of the Coalition Government towards this region which has always been given a raw deal by the successive State Governments right from 1947.
Making a dig at the Government Khajuria said that depriving the people of the basic amenities of water and power in this hot Summer is totally inhuman on the part of the Government. He wanted to know why the Government has failed to solve the problem, which the Jammu region is facing almost every Summer. He demanded an everlasting solution to the problem saying while more revenue is collected from Jammu still the people have to face power and water crisis.
He also wanted to know what was the fate of the much talked about Chenab water supply scheme and why this project did not see the light of the day.
He said though BJP has announced the nation-wide ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation on June 22 to protest against the anti people policies of UPA Government, in Jammu the agitation will be held particularly against the power and water crisis.
“We will launch a “Jail Bharo Aandolan” to press for smooth power supply to the Jammu region which is facing major power and water crises since the government shifted its capital city to Srinagar in Kashmir”, BJP MLA and former state President Ashok Khajuria told reporters here.
He said that there are major power cuts and shortage of water supply in the region, but government has paying a deaf ear to the protests and demonstrations by people over the issue.
BJP district president Rajesh Gupta and other senior leaders of the party also addressed the demonstration.
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