Rather cautions people against booby trap of oppn

Excelsior Correspondent
CHARAR-I-SHARIEF, Aug 23: Saying that  Chrar-i- Sharief  town , the heavenly abode of revered sofi saint , Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ul- Din Wali (RA) is the crown of  Chrar-i-Sharief Constituency, the Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather has  vowed to develop this historical place as a centre of excellence in every field of life.
He said  all the available resources are being pooled to bring   faster socio-economic transformation of this prominent  religious  place,  adding that all possibilities are being explored to   bring various left out   revenue villages of rural Chrar-i-Sharief  town  under Backward category so that benefits available   under this classification also accrue in these areas which  include Batapora, Zinpachal,Darkanen, Fresdab Rahkai etc.
Addressing a public gathering  at Batapora near Chrar-i- Sharief  town  last evening , Mr Rather  exuded confidence that his desire to   see   all the    backward and  kandi  areas  will fructify  very soon   owing to accelerated  and un precedent  developmental  pace  going on in nook and corner of the J&K  including  Chrar-i-Sharief Constituency.
He said expansion and upgradation of road connectivity in remote and inaccessible areas remains the fulcrum of state’s planning   framework as it was imperative for generating socio economic activities. He said the present Government under the leadership of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is endeavoring for  inclusive development,  balanced growth and uniform justice  to all the sections of the society, adding that   availability of all  basic amenities  to  the people living in rural areas   at par with urbanities to  is  our  sacred mission. He assured the people that no stone will be left unturned to come upto their expectations and to redress their genuine grievances.
Mr. Rather cautioned the people against the booby trap laid   by the opposition to mislead them, adding that they (opposition) are masters in exploiting the emotions of innocent people by spreading falsehood and canard to satiate their selfish motives.
Responding  to the charter of demands presented by the local youth, Mr. Rather  announced to immediately  upgrade  and renovate  the existing  road passing through  Batapora  hillock  which connects  a vast area including  Nowgam, Batapora  with   the main Chrar-i-Sharief  town. He also announced to construct Baldora-Kawkoot road in the vicinity of Batapora adding that construction of a new Water Filtration Plant near existing Manoo Talab Water Supply Project will be started shortly   along with laying of new pipe lines to cater to increasing drinking water supply demand in various rural areas of Chrar-i- Sharief including Batapora, Rahkai, Koran, Baldora, Soiward etc. He also announced to open a separate Ration depot at Batapora, adding that additional power transformers, electric poles and transmission wire, on need basis, will be  arranged on war footing basis to improve power supply in the area. He assured the people that all the genuine demands projected by them shall be fulfilled as early as possible.