Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 3: Former minister and senior Congress leader, Raman Bhalla today said that BJP Government has failed to address political and developmental aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
While interacting with prominent persons of Gandhi Nagar constituency as a part of his compaign to mobilize public opinion against wrong policies of BJP Govt, Bhalla stated that people had enough dose of mis-governance in the J&K for last six years, saying people have realized that they have to support Congress which can address their issues and fulfill their expectations.
On the collapse of administrative apparatus with regard to development and ensuring utility services, Bhalla said that while various projects are starving for funds, the payments under MGNREGA remain unpaid. Similarly, the problems of daily rated workers and other segments of employees are yet to be sorted out. “The insensitive Government has failed in releasing salaries and wages to the employees and work force”, he said.
Asserting the commitment of Congress to regional and religious unity in Jammu and Kashmir, Bhalla said that the party cadre was prepared for any sacrifice to nurture and sustain this glorious legacy. Bhalla slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for “creating hysteria over discrimination for nearly six decades.” He said that when it came to reckoning, they “betrayed” the people soon after taking over the reins of the Government. He said that the “2014 euphoria is terribly missing with disillusionment growing among people due to policy paralysis of the BJP-partnered Government which is struggling to put its act together after plunging the state into unprecedented political and administrative crisis.
“ The people of Jammu displayed faith in BJP while giving them huge mandate from Jammu region with the hope that their grievances will be taken note of and discrimination with Jammu will end. However, BJP after forming Govt sidelined issues related to Jammu, Bhalla said. The people want development, employment opportunities, better infrastructure and other basic requirements like adequate water and power supply. Bhalla alleged that the BJP is befooling the people of this city with dreams of making Jammu a Smart City, for the past one year, there has been no discussions and deliberations with the elected corporators on the status and work done towards making Jammu a Smart City. Even the basic requirement of sanitation is suffering because of lack of Safai Karamcharies. There is no plan for solid waste management the whole process of waste collection is primitive and flawed, sewerage plant all exist on papers only.
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