Hasty decisions bound to affect development activities: Bhalla

Cong leader addressing party workers in Jammu on Wednesday.
Cong leader addressing party workers in Jammu on Wednesday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 19: Senior leaders of JKPCC today blamed BJP for the soaring hardship of public and anti-people decisions of J&K Government.
A meeting of District Jammu Urban functionaries held at Party office here today under the chairmanship of former minister and vice president JKPCC Raman Bhalla and was organized by District Jammu president Yogesh Sawhney. Leaders blamed the BJP for its total failure to address the genuine problems of the people.
The members took stock of the problems of people being aggravated by the Govt at the behest of ruling BJP, by series of anti-people and anti-youth decisions. The Govt at the Centre and UT administration is choosing the opportunity to take certain decisions against the wishes and aspirations and interests of the general people, taking advantage of the situation on account of COVID crisis, forcing the people to protest and come on roads.
They expressed grave concern over the continuous spike on COVID situation and the great mismanagement and mishandling of Govt on various fronts. The party expressed concern over the panic amongst the people due to lack of proper facilities in the Quarantine Centres and in the hospitals even after over five months of the situation. The Govt should immediately wake up to the situation, ensure better coordination at all levels and drastically improve and ensure adequate facilities in the  Quarantine Centres and upgrade facilities in the hospitals include testing, before the situation goes out of control.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla took upon the BJP Govt for the anti-people decisions of installation of series of Toll Plazas right from Lakhanpur, Sarore, Akhnoor, Ramban including Ban Nagrota and described it the highly objectionable move of the Modi Govt. Already 9% taxes of new vehicles, heavy taxes on petrol, diesel and unprecedented hike of all items, has broken the backbone of the transporters and common people. He demanded immediate roll back of Toll Plazas.
Prominent among those who attended the meeting include Dr Ramakant Khajuria, M L Malager, Rajinder Jamwal, Jyoti Vaid,  Uttam Singh, Barinder Singh Manhas,  Kirti Gupta, Kulbhushan Sharma, Uttam Sharma, Sham Lal, Nasir Wazir, Ritu Choudhary,  Pritam Singh, Chander Shekhar,  Atul Sharma and others.