‘Govt lacking policy on power sector’ PDP MLAs grill Jora, stage walk-out

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 5: Accusing the State Government of being non-serious towards the vital power sector, main Opposition-People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today grilled Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora, who was replying to the queries on behalf of Minister Incharge Power, before staging walk-out. The grilling of Tourism Minister was started when he failed to give ‘satisfactory’ reply to the specific question of PDP MLA and former Minister, Abdul Gaffar Sofi during the Question Hour in the Lower House. “The Minister has talked about the entire country and the Central sector scheme–Re-structured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme but he could not give satisfactory reply to my very specific question about the improvement and upgradation of the HT/ LT network and construction of new sub-stations in Homeshali Bugh Constituency”, Mr Sofi remarked.