Ensure availability of ration, road connectivity to people: Cong

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 20. The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) has sought redressal of grievances concerning people, saying that Govt has failed to ensure basic facilities to people.
While laying emphasizes over ensuring electricity, road connectivity, availability of ration and other required basic facilities to people, on priority basis, the PCC has sought intervention of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
PCC chief G A Mir while addressing a meeting of District Congress Committee members, contesting candidates, newly elected DDC Members, BDC Chairmen, MC Presidents and other senior leaders of Anantnag and Kulgam District today, resolved to continue to fight against the discrimination and exploitation of the people of J&K, who have witnessed different experiments and wrong policies adopted  by the BJP Govt.
The meeting expressed serious concern over the difficulties confronting people  due to the current harsh winter and said that despite the repeated appeals, the supply of electricity has remained unsatisfactory, many important roads  in extreme far flung areas in South Kashmir especially Anantnag and Kulgam are yet to be cleared, as a result, people are living a difficult life and want an end to their miseries.
Mir said that Congress feels duty bound to work for the wellbeing of the people, as that, the Party is an instrument of service to the people, it shall continue to  remain at the forefront to highlight the genuine needs concerning people for their resolutions.
Referring to the current situation, PCC President said that situation in the country is different now, as that democratic institutions  are under threat, saner voices are being muzzled by the  BJP and its offshoots , which is matter of serious concern Mir rued and pledged to defeat such mindset sternly, Mir rued.
PCC chief urged the Centre to start the developmental process in J&K, which has come to stand still since the BJP assumed power at Centre.
DCC presidents, Ex- MLA Gulzar Ahmad Wani and Farooq Ahmad Bhat, senior leaders Anyatullah Rather, Mohd Iqbal Ahanger, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Ch. Akhter Kasana and Shaheena Neda also spoke on the occasion.