Ensure uninterrupted supplies during Muharram: Mehbooba

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 13: PDP president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked the State Government to ensure that there should be proper arrangements put in place for the devotees so that they do not face any difficulty during the ongoing Muharram month.
She stressed that the uninterrupted power and water supplies need be ensured by the Governor’s administration in the entire Kashmir valley during remembrance functions related to Muharram.
Meanwhile, several delegations today called on the PDP president at her official residence here and highlighted the issues they face while seeking redressal of the same.
Delegations hailing from south and north Kashmir stressed for the completion of various developmental projects taken up during the tenure of the PDP Government in the State and also asked her to raise the issue with the Governor administration so that the projects should completed within the stipulated time frame.
Furthermore, delegation from Sonawari Assembly segment led by party’s Zonal president Imtiyaz Reshi raised the issues pertaining to the arrangements being made for the Muharram precessions in the area. The delegation sought the adequate water and electricity supplies in the area besides the sufficient amount of essential commodities for the devotees during the sacred month.
The PDP chief while holding detailed interactions with the delegations assured them all assistance and said she will raise the issues brought up to her notice before the Government and will resolve them on priority.
Former CM assured that she will raise the issues related to the adequate availability of electricity, water and ration in Sonawari during the congregational prayers of Muharram, qith the concerned authorities so that the devotees do not face any difficulty during the period.