Excelsior Correspondent
NOWSHERA, Mar 23: JKPCC Chief Spokesperson, Ravinder Sharma has lashed out at the BJP –led Central Government for abandoning the prestigious Jammu- Poonch Railway Project initiated by UPA on the intervention of Rahul Gandhi.
Addressing a party meeting at Nowhera today, Mr Sharma accused the Centre and BJP of neglecting border belt from Sunderbani – Nowshera to Poonch in every sphere. “The vital railway link was proposed to give faster connectivity and boost economic development in border districts and on the initiative of then Congress President Rahul Gandhi in 2012, during his visit to Rajouri, fresh survey was conducted at the cost of Rs 13608 Cr, which was later devised to over Rs 22000 Cr but not sanctioned in last eight years,” he added.
Ravinder Sharma said that reports of abandoning the project were quite disturbing and the Government should review its decision immediately and sanction the project in the larger interests of people. The railway project would prove to be of great strategic importance in the wake of escalated tensions with Pakistan and Chinã, he added.
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