Cong concerned over privatization of PDD, penalties under MV Act

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 18: Expressing solidarity with the agitating employees and workers of PDD, JKPCC has asked the Government to share its detailed plan to privatize and unbundle the power department in the state with the general public especially the employees of the department who are important stake holders.
JKPCC media chief, Ravinder Sharma has questioned the move of the Government to privatize and unbundle the department in such a manner devoid any transparency as would lead to multiple hardships to the people and existing the employees as well as the daily wagers, need based workers besides closing doors for future Government jobs.
He said that Government should share the entire roadmap of privatization and unbundling including the proposed cost per unit of power with the general public, who are likely to be effected including the officials, workers of the department. The interest of consumers in this disturbed state is of most uppermost while taking such major decisions, he added.
Sharma also lashed out at BJP Government at the Centre for the most stringent and unreasonable penalties in the shape of fines and imprisonment for the minor offences under Motor Vehicles Act.
The pro-rich BJP after getting huge mandate for the second time has started fleecing the common man and poor strata of the society who are worst hit in this regime. Modi Government is least bothered about the middle class & low income group, who have to ultimately bear the entire burden & face the situation at the cost of their living and essential needs of their children.
The worst ever economic slowdown, has led to loss of jobs in private sector at a large scale and unemployment is highest of 45 years, the unprecedented price hike has already made the life of poor and common man as worst, ex-MLC maintained.