Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Nov 20: President of People’s Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti today said that far flung areas were the worst victims of Government’s apathy
Addressing impressive public meetings today at Devak in Sunderbani area and Dongi in Rajouri Assembly segment, PDP president said that people of far flung areas were still suffering on account of lack of basic amenities and facilities like health, water, power, education etc. She said that it was result of the wrong planning of the coalition regime headed by National Conference that children in these far flung areas have to walk long distances to attend schools.
Taking a dig at the Government for charging huge power tariff from the people, she said that despite charging huge fee from the poorest of the poor, the Government has failed to provide power to the people. She said all parts of the State were confronting with the bad power supply but the situation was worst in far-flung areas.
Pointing towards non availability of health facilities in the State, she said that health facilities were almost nil and people have to travel hundreds of miles to get treatment. “Funds sanctioned for the development of Scheduled Tribe (ST), under Border Area Development Project (BADP), MGNERGA , RGGVY, and other central sponsored schemes are not utilized properly and deserving people were not getting benefit of such schemes,” she added.
Reiterating resolve of her party to solve problems of all regions and sub-regions of the State, she said that PDP was committed to overall development of the State and equal opportunities and share to all regions, sub regions especially to far flung areas. “PDP during its three years tenure worked for the uniform development of the State. All provinces, regions and sub regions got their share of development, be it creation of tehsils, blocks, universities, colleges, schools, health centers including employment”, she said.
She assured the people that PDP will take up creation of block at Devak and tehsil for Dongi . She said that there was an urgent need to provide medical facilities like medicines, doctors, ambulance etc at Hatel and Dongi health centre . Responding to the demands of the locals, she said that Devak- Shiv Khodi road should be taken up on priority.
Former Minister Tariq Hamid Karra in his address criticized coalition regime for its failure to check corruption. He said that during the last four years only achievement of the coalition was legalization of corruption. He said that corruption has crossed all limits and the head of the State was giving excuses to legitimize rampant corruption in the State.
Choudhary Zulfikar, Yashpal Sharma, Shanti Devi, Abdul Qayoom Dar, Surinder Choudhary, Choudhary Qamar Din, Shahzad Khan, Shiv Dev Singh, Krishan Chand, Rajinder Singh, Anil Sharma, and others also spoke on the occasion.
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